Why is it I have to be burned for a mistake
Am I to blame for everything
If not, it sure feels like it
I love you, and you know it

I follow mother's instructions telling me not to see you
And you blame me
It is understandable but it hurts
I got you back finally and you turn the tables again

Why do you do this to me
Don't you know how much I hurt
Don't you know how much I love you
Apparently not

I love you so much, and you don't acknowledge it
You just tell me again that you don't know me anymore
Why do you do this
Once again, I am betrayed

Once more I feel the pain I keep inside
Once more, I can not let anyone see it for fear of more betrayal
The story of my life is mistrust, betrayal
You will just add to my story

I can't tell anyone about you, about this
To keep YOU safe
I don't protect me, I protect others
I am so vulnerable and no one knows it

I am lonely inside
I ache for you and no one else
But I am forced to go to another for love
I don't want that I never do

It tears me up inside each time
Every time
False love from a stranger
I suppose it's better than being betrayed again, what do you think

You know who you are
You will soon feel it too
How wrong we both were
How wrong we both still are

I need you more than life itself
But if I'm forced to I can get over you
I can hold it inside forever if I have to
And I just may have to

Once more, I will go to someone else for affection and attention
Once more, will I find love in another man's arms
Once more I'll make love to a man whom I don't care about
But do you really care

I never wanted to hurt you
But mistakenly I did
And only because I listened to somebody else
And I am to blame for that

I can take it
I can take the pain
But when you realize it
When you realize how much you can and will lose, will you be able to take the pain