Never Really Know

Miss Carrol was a homeroom teacher Stare at John and Becky making out in the bleachers And say, "Oh, to be young again" 16, in love again She goes home and drowns herself in whiskey Stares into the mirror askin', "Where did my pretty go? Seems like it was yesterday Didn't have a wrinkle on my face" Fake a smile, and they tell you lies Hide all the pain comin' from those eyes They never really know what's goin' on inside, no The sky's sunny, but the world is blue Until you walk a mile in their shoes You never really know what someone's goin' through You never really know what someone's goin' through And Tommy takes too many pills out the bottle Sometimes he prays he won't wake up tomorrow And says, "Oh", eviction notice on the door Wonderin' what he's even livin' for Shows up early to his mama's for dinner All she can say is, "Son, you're lookin' thinner" He says, "Oh, I'm workin' out again" Even though he knows he's crumblin' Fake a smile, and they tell you lies Hide all the pain comin' from those eyes You never really know what's goin' on inside, no The sky's sunny, but the world is blue Until you walk a mile in their shoes You never really know what someone's goin' through You never really know what someone's goin' through, oh Oh, no Miss Carrol met her match with the bottle Tough way to go for a small-town model They say, "Oh, we thought she was doin' fine" When they haven't spoke a word since '99 Tommy wound up one headstone over Family's gathered 'round, heavy weight on their shoulder And say, "Oh, we could've done more for them" Now all the guilt starts creepin' in Fake a smile, and they tell you lies Hide all the pain comin' from those eyes You never really know what's goin' on inside, no Sky's sunny, but the world is blue Until you walk a mile in their shoes You never really know what someone's goin' through You never really know what someone's goin' through Oh