when I was 3 I scraped my elbow
the bandaid healed it
I learned that all pain goes away
I didn't know
I was learning to love you

when I was 5 I hit my brother
my mom put me in time out
I learned that there are consequences to actions
I didn't know
I was learning to love you

when I was 8 I wrote my crush a love letter
he ripped it up and threw it away
I learned boys are not nice
I didn't know
I was learning to love you

when I was 13 a boy chased me around the playground
he kissed me
I learned that people can make you feel like you're flying
I didn't know
I was learning to love you

when I was 16 a boy told me he loved me
he left me along with my innocence
I learned not everything is meant to be
I didn't know
I was learning to love you

when I was 18 I gave up on finding love anytime soon
I took on the world alone
I learned how to love myself
I didn't know
I was learning to love you

when I walk down the aisle I see a man who lights up my world
I live my life for him
he looked up
and I knew
I was finally ready to love you