Love Me So I Don't Have To
It’s another night of staring at the door waiting for someone to come in
I don’t want to be alone in my oversized bed
Because being alone is exactly what it sounds like
Lonely
And I don’t know how to love myself enough to not need somebody else
I guess it’s easier
In a twisted kind of way
To accept love that’s not your own
Because somebody else is kind and somebody else likes what they see
And what I see when I look at me is anything but lovely
So come in and make me feel warm
Let me feel my skin rest against yours
Love me and I’ll pretend it’s from myself
Make me feel whole and I’ll believe that it helps
And the moment you leave I start to feel empty
Because how can I have this ability
To feel love for you but know I’m not deserving
Then you look at me and speak quietly
Your love fills me up for a moment in time
I’ll still wish I had some of my own
So when you leave I won’t be alone
Because being alone makes me realize
That I’ll never be in love with me
But I have you
And you’re all I need
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