6.) She never said it back

Yeah… I gave you everything I had You smiled… But you never said it back I was the kid they avoided, ghost in the hallway, Back of the classroom, head down always. Then one bus ride changed the shape of my life, Saw an angel in the window light, burned in my mind. Tenth grade, heart gone, didn’t know what to do, Too much fear in my chest, too much respect for the truth. You were never mine to touch, always somebody’s girl, So I stayed in my lane while you became my whole world. Graduation came and life pulled us apart, I kept your name like a blade folded up in my heart. Years later I’m driving state lines, chasing white lines, Saw your page say single and I thought maybe this time You opened the door like no time had passed, Lit up the dark with that smile I still have. You let me get close, just close enough to break, Close enough to drown, not close enough to stay. I said I love you in the dead of night, You wore that look that made the pain feel right. You held my hand, stared straight through my soul, But left me dying at the edge of hope. One kiss, one spark, one life I couldn’t have, I gave you all of me, you never gave it back. I built a home inside your aftermath, I said I loved you… You never said it back. never said it back never said it back Slept on your couch just to show you respect, Wouldn’t cross a line, even then, not yet. I cooked for your kids, put food on the stove, Stayed for the weeks when I should’ve gone home. Paid what I could, gave more than I had, Your little girl calling me Daddy hit hard and bad. That word dug roots that I never pulled out, Now it echoes in my head when the room gets loud. You talked about sex, flirted like fire, Held my hand in the dark, filled my chest with desire. But bedtime came and I was shut outside, You gave me heat all day, then froze me every night. Then came that kiss, said it was payment due, I told you “not like that, I want it real with you.” Later you surprised me, put heaven on my lips, Then never kissed me again and I started to slip. You pulled me in, then you pushed me away, Fed me the light, then erased the day. You wanted my heart, but not my name, Wanted me near, but nothing could change. I said I love you in the dead of night, You wore that look that made the pain feel right. You held my hand, stared straight through my soul, But left me dying at the edge of hope. One kiss, one spark, one life I couldn’t have, I gave you all of me, you never gave it back. I built a home inside your aftermath, I said I loved you… You never said it back. Then I asked you Just tell me what this is Tell me I’m crazy Tell me I matter Tell me to stay Tell me to run Just don’t leave me living Half-loved Half-used Half-alive You let me love your children You let me wear the chain You let me taste the future Then tore it from my veins You wanted me beside you But never by your side So I took my heart out bleeding And taught myself to drive I said I love you in the dead of night, (And you never said it back) You wore that look that made the pain feel right. (And you never said it back) You held my hand, stared straight through my soul, But left me empty, left me cold. One kiss, one spark, one life I couldn’t have, I gave you all of me, you never gave it back. Now every road just leads me through the past, I said I loved you… You never said it back. Four more names and I don’t feel a thing, But yours still cuts like a wedding ring. Now Betsy roars when the whole world lies, Only girl I trust with my life. Chrome, black paint, and a six-speed prayer, She screams when I hit it like somebody still cares.