I'll just let out the Doves

Walk along the street
A "Hello" to those I meet
Why can't it be this way at home?
I often get a smile
Even if it's just a little while
Lord, I know I ain't in Rome

Some ask me how I am
I answer "Fine, sir" or "ma'am
I swear they look back as I walk by
Is it something on my face
It can't be happiness - not a trace
I can't see nothing from the cloud in my eye

What was it I didn't do
that made you want to leave
Was it the space I didn't give to you
Did I wear my love on my sleeve
I thought we were the perfect fit
as tight as a pair of gloves
Maybe this time when you get home
 I'll just let out the Doves

I didn't know my beer
caused you a tear
Brought you fresh flowers for the vase
A laugh or two
between me and the crew
Boy what a slap in the face

when your girls would visit
I just split
Didn't want to be in the way
None of them were single
But my boys loved to mingle
Too blind to see the games people play

A boy won't ever be a man
for a woman who can't understand
that True Love is above all other loves
Lust only lasts a minute
when deceit is thrown in it
Never knew a home could be a different
     cage for Doves