Ron Madore

Lyrics

Pain & Pride
©2026 Marie Price & Ron Madore
Music by: Ron Madore and Marie Price
Lyric and vocals: Marie Price and Ron Madore

You swore you'd never call me
Said you finally had enough
Boxed up everything that, reminded you of us

You tell yourself you're stronger
Than the tears you try to hide
But regret has a way of breaking you down inside

You can only run so far
From the truth you feel

When the pain gets bigger than your pride
And the whiskey don't help you, to forget anymore
When the silence echoes louder
Than the sound of your goodbye
When you're staring at your phone
In the middle of the night
When the memories you buried deep,
Start coming back to life
Your stubborn head, can't seem to win the fight
That's when the love comes flooding back,
Pain & Pride

I still drive past our old street
But you swear it's by mistake
Tell yourself you're over it
When you hear my name your hands still shake
Every song on the radio, just reminds you of us
And every train of thought, brings you back to me

You can only run so far
From the truth you feel, oh oh

When the pain gets bigger than your pride
And the whiskey don't help you, to forget anymore
When the silence echoes louder
Than the sound of your goodbye
You're staring at your phone
In the middle of the night
When the memories you buried deep,
Start coming back to life
And your stubborn head, can't seem to win the fight
That's when the love comes flooding back,
Pain & Pride

Baby love ain't always easy
And baby leaving ain't always right
Sometimes the hardest thing to do
Is to swallow all that pride

When the pain gets bigger than your pride
And you can't fight back the tears
And you, start to fall apart
When the words "I miss you" feels like a rock in your throat
Yeah, when every road you take just leads you back
To the love you left behind
That's when you finally break down
And make that midnight call, tonight
Mmm, tonight