I needed time, you needed love
You thought we should wait for sex, I thought we should rush
You thought I was what you needed, I told you don't try your luck
Didn’t think your emotions would get so involved, but then you got caught up
You wanted to protect yourself and I could understand that
But telling a man that, when we have our needs
It only gives us means to look at this as a challenge
And though this was far from a game to you
I thought it was interesting to see how much I became to you
The games I played, hearts I broke who knows what was the real cause
I mean when I was younger I believed in true love
And I've been through what I'm causing you don’t think I haven’t
I know what it feels like to have your heart broken into fragments
I've had a mountain dropped on my heart and watched it all shatter
I've had my heart on a sleeve and had it treated like it didn’t matter
I've put my all into someone and let their love change me
And had that same person turn around and play me
And though that's no excuse for my actions
All I can do is apologize to you
I had to learn the hard way, so we all go through it.
You loved me on the first night, your intuition even told you not to do it
You told me that you really liked me, I laughed like I was surprised
Then I held you close and stared you deep into your eyes
I and began to reciprocate a bunch sweet replies
But deep down every word of it was probably all a lie
People may ask why, but back then it was beyond my comprehension
Maybe I did it to release all that pent up tension
Maybe that was my way of trying to teach you a lesson
Or perhaps I just wanted to lead you on with some false affection
The games I played, hearts I broke who knows what was the real cause
I mean when I was younger I believed in true love
And I've been through what I'm causing you don’t think I haven’t
I know what it feels like to have your heart broken into fragments
I'm not perfect, and even when I try to love again
I come across the wrong one and I'm back at square one
I go up, love goes down, I go left, love goes right
I swear I'm looking for it, but why does it seem to be so out of sight
Since then I been keeping my heart guarded with the thickest armor
Maybe its karma,
But I swear some of these women could have pierced through it if their words were
any sharper
They say a weak heart hurts others, When the L word was thrown around I took cover
Ducking and dodging, and though I been hiding
The truth remains, I was scared.
Scared of that mountain, like a running back being hit so hard for the first time
Scared of losing those pieces, like my contacts just fell out of my eye
Scared of trying again, like that person who's failed his permit test 9 timesS
cared of having to tell people I’m good, when that’s really all just a lie
The games I played, hearts I broke I know what was the real cause
I've been hurt before when I truly believed in real love
And I've been through what I'm causing you don’t ever think I haven’t
I know what it feels like to have your heart broken into fragments
And even now, I'm still looking for those fragments.
