Love Dies

I have felt the sting of your hurtful words I have cried a thousand tears I have lived to long in your world I have tried to change you for fifteen years You used your anger to control Your hands to hit not to love me Now you want to know why I have to go Why I want to be free Now it is over and done you want me back promising you will do right But I hung on to long I don't want you to hold me tight I wish sometimes we could have had a good marriage But our love died long ago You wanted to treat me like a little bird and lock me in a cage Well this little bird has to spread her wings don't you know