this one's gonna 'leave a mark'

i've crashed and burned my old firebird

and walked away without a scratch

and i've had my share of backwoods barroom brawls

been kicked and cussed and busted up

but it was nothin' i couldn't patch

with a band-aid or a shot of alcohol

but this one's gonna leave a mark

one that time won't heal

her good-bye cut like a knife

right through this man of steel

thought that i was tough enough

i could just shake it off

but even when i pretend it doesn't hurt at all

i know deep down in my heart

this one's gonna leave a mark

lovers came and went but never made a dent

but none were quite like her

i was a fool to not beg her to stay

filled with pride i just stood by

and never said one word

but i knew the moment that she walked away

this one's gonna leave a mark

one that time won't heal

her good-bye cut like a knife

right through this man of steel

thought that i was tought enough

i could just shake it off

but even when i pretend it doesn't hurt at all

i know deep down in my heart

this one's gonna leave a mark

thought i was superman

with a heart of stone and i couldn't feel

now here i am

standing all alone and here's the deal

this one's gonna leave a mark

one that time won't heal

her good-bye cut like a knife

right through this man of steel

thought that i was tought enough

i could just shake it off

but even when i pretend it doesn't hurt at all

i know deep down in my heart

this one's gonna leave a mark

i've crashed and burned my old firebird

and walked away without a scratch