i'm not built that way

i am not a devil

i am not a saint

you can't tell if the wood is good

by looking at the paint

it's not that i don't love you

some words are just hard for me to say

i wish i was a poet

but honey i'm not built that way

i know someone hurt you

but that's all in the past

he was one to hit and run

but i don't work like that

i'm gonna take forever

to finish what we started here today

i just can't lie about it

honey i'm not built that way

i'm built to go the distance

solid as a rock

i climb all my mountains to the top

i won't run for cover

even when our sunny skies turn gray

honey i'm not built that way

saying it is one thing proving it takes time

but the thought that i don't love you

should never cross your mind

i'm built to go the distance

solid as a rock

i climb all my mountains to the top

i won't run for cover

even when our sunny skies turn gray

honey i'm not built that way

not built that way

i'm not built that way