hurt before

Seem to be the best me at four in the morning
 Seeking while the rest in bed just dozing
 Alarm ring hit that nine-five
 Lost the urge to even open your eyes
 No, not for me, I'm really sorry
 I let you down again, Mom, but I'm trying
 Driven by the damage, by the damage
 You've been hurt before me, I can imagine
 We've all been hurt before, it don't make you a savage
 We've all been hurt before, it's just the way you handle
 Driven by the damage, by the damage
 You've been hurt before me, I can imagine
 We've all been hurt before, it don't make you a savage
 We've all been hurt before, it's just the way you handle
 It might take a minute or a life-time
 It could take a month or a week for the right time
 And, baby, when I'm falling, you're my life line
 Breaking down from my thoughts in the night time
 I would waste away all summer
 Look for faces in the crowd to kill the hunger
 Block that bitch out, she was trying to bring me under
 But then again I was always down to smother
 Driven by the damage, by the damage
 You've been hurt before me, I can imagine
 We've all been hurt before, it don't make you a savage
 We've all been hurt before, it's just the way you handle
 Driven by the damage, by the damage
 You've been hurt before me, I can imagine
 We've all been hurt before, it don't make you a savage
 We've all been hurt before, it's just the way you handle
 Driven by the damage, by the damage
 You've been hurt before me, I can imagine
 We've all been hurt before, it don't make you a savage
 We've all been hurt before, it's just the way you handle