IT WAS NEVER LOVE

two former lovers you left me for

two times my heart you broke

countless times you fed my hopes

only to leave me alone

picking my broken pieces up from the floor

it was never love

'cause darling if it was

i would have meant more

but i was there for you

when no one else was

no matter how much it hurt

and that's what you longed for

'cause no one ever cared that much

so you kept me around

and i kept picking you up when you were down

but now you've found

someone new

and you're doing for her

what for me you'd never do

it's real like we never were

and we never could have been

'cause you never really loved me

you just loved the things i did

bending over backwards

to guarantee your happiness

while my world remained blue

'cause i never meant that much to you

if only you knew

but i don't blame you anymore

i haven't for a long time

i know it wasn't your fault

you believed you wanted to be mine

i did too for a while

and i know how it goes

i've been there more than a few times

it isn't real, but it sure as hell feels like it

you're not the only one

who thought you loved someone

when really you just couldn't stand being alone

it's a common mistake

and i've faced its consequences myself

so i don't hate you for the heartbreak

i'm just glad i was able to help

'cause you might not need me now

but you still have no doubt

if i hadn't been around

when you needed it

no one would have been.