If you want love, you're gonna have to go through the pain

If you want love, you're gonna have to learn how to change

If you want trust, you're gonna have to give some away

If you want love, if you want love

If you want love, if you want love

If you want trust, yeah

I know what I deserve, but I haven't been the best

I want all of your heart, but I just can't pass the test

We argue every day, but it don't mean I love you less

I started realizing that I need to fix myself

And if I can't love me, how can I love somebody else

I shifted the blame to you when I just really needed help

I ain't mean to make you cry, I just couldn't do it myself

Them insecurities got a **** feelin' himself

You came into my life when I really needed you most

And the best gift you gave was something you ain't even know

She gave me all her trust and never questioned how I led

But still I fucked it up cause I just can't get out my head

You deserve better, I really wanna be there

But I ain't wanna make you hurt no more, I'm trying to repair

Love is optional, but trust is something earned

Be patient with me baby, I just got some things to learn

I pray to the Lord, please help me see another way of living cause I'm trapped in a war

I need a new heart cause there's pain in my chest forever living with a permanent scar

I need to move on, but I keep getting pulled back into the trenches where they think I belong

I know that it's wrong, but every day's a new beginning

I just hope today you ain't really gone

My love for you is something I can't even measure

And the trust I got for you is special like a buried treasure

I'm reaching out to you, I just hope that I can catch up

I see you moving on and I don't wanna be an anchor

I know I said some things that made you feel like you was low

And I wish that I could take it back with just a candle blow

But the fact is I ain't perfect and I needed time to grow

I appreciate your patience cause I know the timings slow

I wanna give you every second back that made your tears fall

And put a kiss on every minute for the times I did wrong

I can't fix the past, but I'll keep working for the future

Cause a life without you, I can never get used to

I don't wanna lose you and I ain't trying to backtrack

I just want your trust and the key to your heart back

We got a hard road, but the bridges ain't burned

I just wanna ride with you through every twist and turn

I pray to the Lord, please help me see another way of living cause I'm trapped in a war

I need a new heart cause there's pain in my chest forever living with a permanent scar

I need to move on, but I keep getting pulled back into the trenches where they think I belong

I know that it's wrong, but every day's a new beginning

I just hope today you ain't really gone