People like you and me
We never learn
We watch for love like street signs
At every turn
We may falter, we may fret
But we forgive, and we forget
And in the end we just get burned
We never learn
And the people that we love
They never change
They say they're sorry now
Oh, but you just wait
When they're sure we belong to them
They'll hurt us once again
Ain't it funny, ain't it strange
How they never change
So if you're sure that you must fall in love, friend
I suggest you only love with half your heart
For in a reticent romance
There is a lesser chance
To fall apart
And while one half of you is living
The other half can heal
And with one whole heart you are hoping
That perhaps this time it's real
The ways of love are strange
So sad and cruel
Without a proper code
Or formal rule
We will scuffle in dispute
Until someone is a brute
And someone is a fool
Love's ways are cruel
My life has been to short
To be this sad
I never thought that I
Could hurt so bad
But I've learned a thing or two
And let me tell you I am through
I am through with being had
But I'm still sad
So if you're sure that you must fall in love, friend
I suggest you only love with half your heart
For in a reticent romance
There is a lesser chance
To fall apart
And while one half of you is living
The other half can heal
And with one whole heart you are hoping
That perhaps this time it's real
People like you and me, friend
We never learn
We watch for love like street signs
At every turn
We will falter, we will fret
When once again we let
Someone damage us, and yet
We forgive and we forget
And in the end we just get burned
We never -
No, not ever -
No, we never seem to learn
My life has been a game
The game is done
I do not wish to play
For it isn't fun
You see, no matter what I'd do
Whichever card I drew
It was always love that won
The game is done
Author notes
These are the lyrics for a song I wrote as part of a musical I'm working on. The last stanza is sort of a reprise.. Thanks for reading; please, tell me what you think!
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Amazing
Andy, This is great. I completely know how you feel sadly. I do hope that you heal and i know you will. Everyone does. Love does really tear you apart when you feel that you are in love with the person and they do not feel the same. I still fight for what i want but it is getting me nowhere. Good luck Andy. You are a great guy!
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In the fifth stanza you have "to" and I think you meant "too". This piece you wrote reminded me of a guy I knew that seriously thought this is the way to go when you fall in love. But I don't think it's true if you find the right one, you give your self fully, sometimes it's really hard too, but you don't regret it if it works out. You always have to look back at the good times etc. I like it, it made me think, reminded me of things I'd like to forget, but you know it happens. Good job!
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