Don't Make Me

FREE IMAGES I've had the idea for this one in my head for awhile, and it's actually based on one specific person (who shall remain nameless, of course...). Sometimes, I just want to scream, "You know what? Don't stir up all these feelings in me if that's all they're ever going to be...feelings." There are just certain people who string our hearts along, and even if they don't know it, it can hurt. Have you ever felt this way, friends? xoxo

I feel like a slow-burning candle in an empty room

Slowly burning down to tiny flickering embers

And you, you ran off with those matches

Just look at what you've done...do you even remember?

I tried to stop myself from falling in love with you

But now I can't stop myself from wanting to

Oh, baby, I've got you to thank

You stole my heart and ran away

It's a haunted kind of lonely

The kind where you're gone but still here

It's quiet but I can still hear your voice pulling me in

Oh, baby, don't make me fall if you won't be there to catch me

It's this kind of unfinished emotion that keeps me up at night

Wondering what you're doing and if you wish you could go back

'Cause there I was, standing on the edge of something

It was bigger than myself and something I never planned

You're leaving much too soon

To leave me in this empty room

Oh, baby, I've got you to thank

You stole my heart and ran away

It's a haunted kind of lonely

The kind where you're gone but still here

It's quiet but I can still hear your voice pulling me in

Oh, baby, don't make me fall if you won't be there to catch me

I tried to stop myself from falling in love with you

But now I can't stop myself from wanting to

Oh, baby, I've got you to thank

You stole my heart and ran away

It's a haunted kind of lonely

The kind where you're gone but still here

It's quiet but I can still hear your voice pulling me in

Oh, baby, don't make me fall if you won't be there to catch me

Oh, baby, I've got you to thank

You stole my heart and ran away

It's a haunted kind of lonely

The kind where you're gone but still here

It's quiet but I can still hear your voice pulling me in

Oh, baby, don't make me fall if you won't be there to catch me

[Photo via Le Love]

I Felt It

FREE IMAGES I've been thinking about my tendency to fall for guys who are either unavailable or the sorts of guys I really, really shouldn't be falling for. But, well, I can't exactly get my heart in step with my head. I wrote this one about a certain experience I had a couple years ago. Can you relate, friends? xoxo

Falling in love with you, that was the easy part

I fell with my eyes closed and my heart open

But maybe, maybe I should have been looking down

At least then, I'd have known you wouldn't be there to catch me

Those memories, they replay in my mind like stars burning through the night

And if I'd known then what I know now

You'd still mean something to me

Every little laugh like a thousand symphonies

Every time your eyes pierced through mine

I felt it, I felt it

Like a thousand drops in the ocean

My heart felt it, though you'd never know it

I bit my tongue to keep those words locked away

I know I shouldn't say it, so I'll just write it down instead

I felt it, I felt it

I wonder if you ever think of me

Or if time has replaced me in your memory

Maybe I wanted you too damn much

Maybe I was naive to think that would be enough

In a different time and place, would there ever be a chance for us?

Or would we just be another one of my mistakes?

Every little laugh like a thousand symphonies

Every time your eyes pierced through mine

I felt it, I felt it

Like a thousand drops in the ocean

My heart felt it, though you'd never know it

I bit my tongue to keep those words locked away

I know I shouldn't say it, so I'll just write it down instead

I felt it, I felt it

I know I shouldn't say it, so I'll just write it down instead

I know I shouldn't say it, so I'll just write it down instead

Every little laugh like a thousand symphonies

Every time your eyes pierced through mine

I felt it, I felt it

Like a thousand drops in the ocean

My heart felt it, though you'd never know it

I bit my tongue to keep those words locked away

I know I shouldn't say it, so I'll just write it down instead

I felt it, I felt it

Every little laugh like a thousand symphonies

Every time your eyes pierced through mine

I felt it, I felt it

Like a thousand drops in the ocean

My heart felt it, though you'd never know it

I bit my tongue to keep those words locked away

I know I shouldn't say it, so I'll just write it down instead

I felt it, I felt it

[Photo via Le Love]

Name On My Heart

FREE IMAGES I actually wrote this one while waiting for my bus after my doctor's appointment this morning (update: Ears are clean as a whistle!). It's about a guy I knew a couple years ago -- a guy I knew I shouldn't be falling for, but gosh darnit, he made it nearly impossible not to. Have you ever met someone like that, friends? xoxo
It's days like these when I want to shout it out and not keep it in

When your face dances across my mind like a vision in the wind

It's such a beautiful tune

How is it that you make me want to fall

When I barely know you at all

I wonder if you feel it too

 

'Cause I don't know where to start, but your name's on my heart

I never expected this, but it's jumping out of my chest

Never thought you could make me forget

Don't you know I carry you around with me

You're my light in the dark 'cause, boy, your name is on my heart

 

It's that feeling I get every time that you walk by

My, oh, my, I can feel those sparks fly

Well, I'd tell you everything if only I could be honest

'Cause your laugh, your eyes, your smile

It all feels so right

Before you walk away, let me leave you with one promise

 

'Cause I don't know where to start, but your name's on my heart

I never expected this, but it's jumping out of my chest

Never thought you could make me forget

Don't you know I carry you around with me

You're my light in the dark 'cause, boy, your name is on my heart

 

It's that feeling I get every time that you walk by

My, oh, my, I can feel those sparks fly

My, oh, my, my heart's racing

 

'Cause I don't know where to start, but your name's on my heart

I never expected this, but it's jumping out of my chest

Never thought you could make me forget

Don't you know I carry you around with me

You're my light in the dark 'cause, boy, your name is on my heart

 

'Cause I don't know where to start, but your name's on my heart

I never expected this, but it's jumping out of my chest

Never thought you could make me forget

Don't you know I carry you around with me

You're my light in the dark 'cause, boy, your name is on my heart

[Photo via Le Love]

Love Like That

FREE IMAGES I've been thinking about my grandparents a lot lately, especially with my grandfather's declining health. They met -- and got married -- just before he left for WWII. It was quite a surprise to everyone, I'm sure, but they enjoyed almost 60 years of wedded bliss together. Growing up, I never got tired of listening to my grandmother tell their love story, and I'd always think, "I want a love like that." Who wouldn't? Do your grandparents have similar stories, friends? xoxo

Everyone said they were crazy

Two kids that had no idea what they were doing

Falling in love like it was forever

And thinking with their hearts wide open

She knew he'd be leaving soon

And life doesn't always give you enough time

So when they stood there waiting on that morning train

She'd be damned if she was going to say goodbye

'Cause when you find a love like that, you give it all you got

It's full-speed ahead and you never stop

It flows through you like the wind

You'd better grab it 'cause it won't come around again

'Cause don't you know you can't ever look back

That's the kind of love I'm waiting for

A love like that

She found herself nervous the day that train rolled back in town

Wondering if they were still the same people they were back then

Life has a way of leaving its mark on you

Could their two hearts find their way back again?

'Cause when you find a love like that, you give it all you got

It's full-speed ahead and you never stop

It flows through you like the wind

You'd better grab it 'cause it won't come around again

'Cause don't you know you can't ever look back

That's the kind of love I'm waiting for

A love like that

Well, I saw her looking at those old pictures today

After the war, raising all those kinds, almost 60 years together

And I smiled when I heard her say

"Honey, hold out for a love like that..."

'Cause when you find a love like that, you give it all you got

It's full-speed ahead and you never stop

It flows through you like the wind

You'd better grab it 'cause it won't come around again

'Cause don't you know you can't ever look back

That's the kind of love I'm waiting for

A love like that

'Cause when you find a love like that, you give it all you got

It's full-speed ahead and you never stop

It flows through you like the wind

You'd better grab it 'cause it won't come around again

'Cause don't you know you can't ever look back

That's the kind of love I'm waiting for

A love like that

And I smiled when I heard her say

"Honey, hold out for a love like that..."

You've Got Me

FREE IMAGES I got to thinking recently about how our emotions can feel so out of our control sometimes. We fall for people we shouldn't be falling for. We can't forgive and forget, no matter how much we want to. And certain people? Well, we just can't seem to get them off our minds. Part of you wants to forget about them, but another part of you keeps hanging on -- it's that inner tug of war that's got you so frustrated. Can you relate, friends? xoxo

Sometimes I curse the day I met you
Wish I could go back in time and walk away
But then you have to go and quote my favorite movie
And now I'm asking you to stay

 

You make it so damn easy
To forget everything
Still, I know...

 

Like a front porch swing
Like an old country love song
You've got me, you've got me
Like the waves crashing in the ocean
The way my heart beats remind me of all my emotion
Like the moth to the flame
There are just some things that'll never, ever change
And that's the way you've got me
Oh, you've got me

 

I won't pretend like I haven't noticed
You know I'm not that naïve
I can't hide from the light of the truth
That you're no good for me

 

Just when I fall asleep
You come creeping back in my memory...

 

Like a front porch swing
Like an old country love song
You've got me, you've got me
Like the waves crashing in the ocean
The way my heart beats remind me of all my emotion
Like the moth to the flame
There are just some things that'll never, ever change
And that's the way you've got me
Oh, you've got me

 

I'm sitting here with my heart in my hands
You feel so close, but I'm the one who's alone...

 

Like a front porch swing
Like an old country love song
You've got me, you've got me
Like the waves crashing in the ocean
The way my heart beats remind me of all my emotion
Like the moth to the flame
There are just some things that'll never, ever change
And that's the way you've got me
Oh, you've got me

 

Like a front porch swing
Like an old country love song
You've got me, you've got me
Like the waves crashing in the ocean
The way my heart beats remind me of all my emotion
Like the moth to the flame
There are just some things that'll never, ever change
And that's the way you've got me
Oh, you've got me

 

You feel so close, but I'm the one who's alone...

[Photo via Le Love]

I Hate You, I Love You

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I wrote this one this morning when I got to thinking about that guy. You know, that one guy you've always loved to hate -- and hated to love. We've all encountered them a time or two in our lives, and it doesn't matter how long you go without seeing them...when you see them again, it's almost as if no time has passed. Has this ever happened to you, friends? xoxo

I saw you for the first time in awhile yesterday
And I won't lie, it took me right back to that place
Of fumbling over my words, of not knowing what to say

But feeling like I was home again

 

What is there left to say
When you've never said anything?

I locked up my heart, but you somehow found the key

I hate you, I love you and everything in between

I know you're with her now

And it's not my place to ask you to walk away

But what am I supposed to do when "I hate you" really means "I love you"?

 

I've talked myself out of these feelings a thousand times before

When all I really wanted was to see your smile at my front door

And maybe I should have just kept walking
But my heart wanted to hear your voice

 

What is there left to say
When you've never said anything?

I locked up my heart, but you somehow found the key

I hate you, I love you and everything in between

I know you're with her now

And it's not my place to ask you to walk away

But what am I supposed to do when "I hate you" really means "I love you"?

 

Your warm smile, your captivating gaze

You reminded me of my favorite song

Did I ever tell you how much I want to sing along?

 

What is there left to say
When you've never said anything?

I locked up my heart, but you somehow found the key

I hate you, I love you and everything in between

I know you're with her now

And it's not my place to ask you to walk away

But what am I supposed to do when "I hate you" really means "I love you"?

 

What is there left to say
When you've never said anything?

I locked up my heart, but you somehow found the key

I hate you, I love you and everything in between

I know you're with her now

And it's not my place to ask you to walk away

But what am I supposed to do when "I hate you" really means "I love you"?

 

Maybe I should have just kept walking
But my heart wanted to hear your voice

[Photo via Le Love]