just because i said id take a bullet for you
didnt give you the right to shoot
just because i let you steal my heart
didnt mean you could tear it apart
just because you took my breath away
didnt make it ok for you to throw me away
just because you had my trust
didnt mean you could fill your heart with lust
but because you found another one
gives me every right to say were done

i dont fit my roles
i dont act right
and when i think late at night
how im not pretty or skinny
im not feminine or masculine
im not smart or dumb
im not crazy enough for help but not normal
im trapped in my mind
im unable to see
that its mine that
I AM just me
and thats all i ever have to be

i dont think you understand
just what weve begun
nor can you comprehend
the monster ive become
the rage that now fills my heart
was love at the start
the peace we had
gone and i fear im going mad
and i know i need to leave
but this life weve formed
seems to call me back
it may be my low self esteem
or the childhood i lack
that led me to allow you to wallk all over me
crush my soul and stab me in
the back yet ill still say im sorry baby i love you
though ive committed no sin

your beauty knows no limits
my love the same
yours is the most precious name
your caramel skin and copper eyes
and luscious lips that tell no lies
in your embrace all worry dies
if ive won your heart its the ultimate prize
id change everything for you
though you'd never ask me to
ill try to do
all i can to prove
i love you

her skin was like mahogany silk
and hers was light as milk
his hair was straight
his was not
her skin was plain
and hers covered with dots
all of them different
no two the same
all of them lovely, each crafted with care
so i want you to know that your beautiful
from each hair on your head
to the tips of your toes

you dont know the wind
till you feel its bitter cold
you dont know the breeze
till you see it move the trees
you dont know how much you need water
till you aint had none in days
you realize how much you loved them
till they go away
all im trying to say is
dont take life for granted
live in the moment
cherish each day
and please
dont throw it all away
im not telling you forget the past
or ignore the future
but dont let it define you
and dont be afraid
because tomorrow is not a promise
and your life is not just a legacy to be made

It's our little secret
no one needs to know
who left you beaten and bruised
and hungry and cold, so
you smile and nod
put on a show
and dread what will happen
when you go
back to that house
thats not a home