Why can't you

Why do you just hurt me, bring me so much pain All I needed was your love, but now it's like a chain I gave you my heart, now it's beaten and bruised Now you leave me feeling empty, God I feel so used Why can't you just love me, the way that I deserve Why can't you just love me, without damaging my self worth Tears now fall from my eyes, endless night full of cries Searching for the cold hard truth, but caught up in your lies I am now just a shadow, from the love that you bestowed Lost in memories we made, feelings we used to know Why can't you just love me, the way that I deserve Why can't you just love me, without damaging my self worth Tears now fall from my eyes, endless night full of cries Searching for the cold hard truth, but caught up in your lies I am now just a shadow, from the love that you bestowed Lost in memories we made, feelings we used to know Walking down this lonely street, thinking about the nights we had Heartbeats echo through the beat, got no clue where it went bad You said forever and a day, now I'm standing here alone Wishing you'd just feel this way, like you did when love was known Why can't you just love me, the way that I deserve Why can't you just love me, without damaging my self worth Tears are falling, nights so cold, memories of a love gone by Stories left untold unfold, all I need is a reason why Why can't you just love me, the way that I deserve Why can't you just love me, without damaging my self worth Days turned into nights of pain, left you standing in the rain Just need to feel alive again, wishing you'd be my flame