[Verse 1]
They call my heart a phase
Like it’s a dirty thing
I hide my little notes
Folded in my sleeve
They want a simple girl
I’m breaking at the seams
I try to say the truth
They don’t hear what I mean
[Pre-Chorus]
I keep my face still
While my chest falls apart
I learned to smile through
A room that broke my heart
[Chorus]
I just want to be loved
I just want to be loved
(Just want to be loved)
But love don’t come easy here
I want her soft hand
I want her close to me
(I want her close to me)
But she looks right past my tears
[Verse 2]
She laughs with boys at lunch
She says I’m just a friend
I wear my blue shirt on
Like it could make her stay
She loves the easiest road
I love the messy truth
I stand there with my hope
And watch it fade to gray
[Pre-Chorus]
I keep my face still
While my chest falls apart
I learned to smile through
A room that broke my heart
[Chorus]
I just want to be loved
I just want to be loved
(Just want to be loved)
But love don’t come easy here
I want her soft hand
I want her close to me
(I want her close to me)
But she looks right past my tears
[Bridge]
One day I’ll leave this house
And all these slammed-shut doors
One day my name will sound
Like it belongs to me
And if she never turns
I’ll still know what I am
A girl with a brave heart
Learning to breathe again
[Chorus]
I just want to be loved
I just want to be loved
(Just want to be loved)
But love don’t come easy here
I want her soft hand
I want her close to me
(I want her close to me)
Still I’m enough, I swear