You're playing with me, I know you are.
It's all you ever do.
You asked for a second chance, and I can't help but give,
I never quite gave up on you.
But I can't ignore my worries and fears,
can't really trust you yet.
Who's to say you won't just change you're mind in a week,
and become something I regret.
This time we're going to take it slow,
maybe we rushed it last,
maybe you've grown up a bit or at least realized
that I was something you didn't just want to let slip past.
I'm a glutton for punishment; I know it.
I shouldn't have agreed to stay friends the first time
But the yearning for something I knew I couldn't have,
kept me wishing that you were mine.
I know the truth, really, I just choose to ignore.
The truth is that you didn't want me then so you could make sure and check
that I was the best you could ever find, the best that you could get.
That hickey she gave you was my proof of that right there on your neck.
But I liked you too much to be mean about it,
though it broke my heart on the inside.
I was so easily replaceable to you,
my sadness was so hard to hide.
But I sucked it up and kept on smiling,
holding out for you to change your mind.
And amazingly enough you did,
I expected you to leave me behind.
Of course we fit, it was always effortless with us.
That doesn't surprise me at all.
I just can't believe that now you're mine,
please just don't let me fall.
I'm giving you the chance you want
because it's what I want, too.
I hope we work and hope you stay,
because all I ever wanted was you.
I know we didn't know each other well
and we still haven't known each other long,
but that doesn't matter, doesn't mean it won't work,
that doesn't necessarily mean that it's wrong.
I look at you in disbelief
because you take my breath away.
I can't believe that now you're mine,
when you weren't just yesterday.
I'm going to do everything in my power to make this work
I just have this feeling that we are right,
I'm through dating losers in aluminum foil,
I hope you can be my knight.
Author notes
Kudos to anyone who noticed that the title was lyrics from "Heart Of The Matter" by Don Henley.
"...These times are so uncertain
There's a yearning undefined
And people filled with rage
We all need a little tenderness
How can love survive in such a graceless age
And the trust and self-assurance that lead to happiness
They're the very things we kill, I guess
Pride and competition cannot fill these empty arms
And the work they put between us,
You know it doesn't keep us warm
I've been trying to live without you now
But I miss you, baby
The more I know, the less I understand
And all the things I thought I figured out, I have to learn again
I've been tryin' to get down to the Heart of the Matter
But my will gets weak
And my heart is so shattered
But I think it's about forgiveness
Forgiveness
Even if, even if you don't love me anymore
All the people in your life who've come and gone
They let you down, you know they hurt your pride
Better put it all behind you; cause life goes on
You keep carryin' that anger, it'll eat you up inside
I want a happily ever after
And my heart is so shattered
But I know it's about forgiveness
Forgiveness..."
Comments
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Fantastic
Losers in foil
You amaze once again
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I didnt but those are still amazing lyrics no matter who wrote them
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Aah, love Don Henly, and any contribution he made to the eagles.
I wish you the best of luck in this. It's funny how, when you sit there, you hear a song and you start to think and feel, "I can really relate to this one."
Forgiveness and not holding grudges is a good way to be.
Bear this simple fact in mind
be forgiving
but don't be blind.
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