Love Wasn’t Enough

I wanted to love you with a fierceness
Making your heart and soul long for me 
You would yearn with desire from within 
But the truth is simply I lacked the ability 

The blame sits right here on my shoulders 
In no way does any blame fall at all on you 
You would’ve gave me the world if I had asked
I still couldn’t love you the way I wanted to 

I’d dwell on something filling me with rage
I’d yell and scream to make you feel small
The fight lasted until the rage disappeared 
You’d go in our room and quietly you’d bawl 

You never deserved how I made you feel
Yet through it all you still would love me 
You gave an incredible love I didn’t return 
Imagine if you could’ve set your love free

You gave a hundred percent to our marriage 
And i couldn’t give half of what you give away 
Your heart is so genuine you continued to love 
Asking god each night for help as you pray 

Finally you opened your eyes seeing the truth 
I’m too broken to fix no matter what you try 
It breaks your heart your love wasn’t enough 
And again you go to our room so you can cry

Copyright © | Year Posted 2025



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