Why do you just hurt me, bring me so much pain
All I needed was your love, but now it's like a chain
I gave you my heart, now it's beaten and bruised
Now you leave me feeling empty, God I feel so used

Why can't you just love me, the way that I deserve
Why can't you just love me, without damaging my self worth
Tears now fall from my eyes, endless night full of cries
Searching for the cold hard truth, but caught up in your lies

I am now just a shadow, from the love that you bestowed
Lost in memories we made, feelings we used to know
Why can't you just love me, the way that I deserve
Why can't you just love me, without damaging my self worth

Tears now fall from my eyes, endless night full of cries
Searching for the cold hard truth, but caught up in your lies
I am now just a shadow, from the love that you bestowed
Lost in memories we made, feelings we used to know

Walking down this lonely street, thinking about the nights we had
Heartbeats echo through the beat, got no clue where it went bad
You said forever and a day, now I'm standing here alone
Wishing you'd just feel this way, like you did when love was known

Why can't you just love me, the way that I deserve
Why can't you just love me, without damaging my self worth
Tears are falling, nights so cold, memories of a love gone by
Stories left untold unfold, all I need is a reason why

Why can't you just love me, the way that I deserve
Why can't you just love me, without damaging my self worth
Days turned into nights of pain, left you standing in the rain
Just need to feel alive again, wishing you'd be my flame