Back Of The Bottom Drawer lyrics

In the back of the bottom drawer
Of the dresser by our bed
Is a box of odds and ends
That I have always kept
But the man who sleeps beside me
Doesn`t know it`s even there
Little pieces of my past
That I shouldn`t have to share.

A napkin that is stained with time
Has a poem on it that didn`t quite rhyme
But it made me cry
And a Dear Jane letter from a different guy
He broke up with me and told me
I`m not always right
And a stolen key from on old hotel room door
In the back of the bottom drawer.

I dont keep these things
`Cause I`m longin` to go back
I keep them because I wanna stay right where I`m at
I`m reminded of my rights and wrongs
I dont wanna mess this up
But I wouldn`t know where I belong
Without this box of stuff.

A birthday card from my first boyfriend
He signed it I love you so I gave in
Yea we went too far in his daddy`s car
And those mardi gras beads from `98
We danced all night stayed out so late
We thought we were stars
Closin` down the bars
That champaign was cheap
But still I got that cork
In the back of the bottom drawer.

I`m not tryin` to hide these things
From the man I love today
But I`m a better woman for him
Thanks to my yesterdays.

So now I try to give more than I take
And I bite my tongue fight the urge to say
It`s my way or no way at all
And now I cherish love a whole lot more
`Cause of what`s in the back of the bottom drawer...