Puppy Love

This is where I leave you This is where I say Goodbye Please don't make this hard on me; put away Your big, sad puppy-dog eyes Because that pout won't bring a change of heart And much less a change of mind So despite the promises I Made, To you I say goodbye I don't bid farewell so lightly Because at first, you were Sweet I have you to thank for my first kiss, and For the first shades of love that you Took the time to show me And yet, a boy is called a boyfriend until He proves to be a man. So how could I expect you to ever understand? Your happiness is a thick winter's coat And I became your coat rack You Hooked your whole life on me, thus smothering Me; you've tipped the balance so far That I can't quite set it back I struggle to bear the weight of you without Collapsing to the floor. So I must Drop the load you've given me I can't stand to be the only one to hold you Anymore And I know you'll end up hating me Because what else does someone Do When the one thing left that makes you happy stops Spoon-feeding it to you? Yes, you'll come to Hate me, in favor of the truth I've Found: You depend on me so much that I can only let You down Here I go, sending you tumbling for Someone else to hold, so I can Free My hands to use for what I love, instead of doing What I'm told. You take my hand, for I am puppy's love, and say, "Baby, please just stay." But my pet, I am sorry, for I must give you away