I Was There

Verse 1
You said you were lost when the world closed in
No job, no road, didn’t know where to begin
I held the weight you couldn’t carry alone
Turned my heart into your second home
I gave you my time, my strength, my care
But somehow I was the only one standing there

Pre-Chorus
My love was real, every word, every try
But loving you meant watching pieces of me die

Chorus
You weren’t there for me like I was there for you
My love was honest, every promise was true
Taking care of you, believing in your dreams
While mine faded slowly behind the scenes
I gave you my heart, my trust, my years
But you never saw my silent tears
I was fighting for us while you stood still
I gave you love… but you never will

Verse 2
Conversations weren’t conversations at all
Just walls of your words every time I would call
You had the last say, you were always right
While I disappeared in the quiet of the night
Unheard, unseen, misunderstood
Begging for the love I thought I had

Pre-Chorus
It broke my heart realizing the truth
The man I loved… was someone I never knew

Chorus
You weren’t there for me like I was there for you
My love was honest, every promise was true
I made you part of my life, my world, my plans
But you never held me with the same hands
A man who loves his woman stands by her side
Her partner, her friend, her strength, her guide
But the love I needed never came through
I was there for you… but you weren’t there for me too

Bridge
And slowly I started losing my light
Feeling numb in every fight
Drained from giving what you wouldn’t return
Watching the love I had slowly burn
I waited for the man I thought you’d be
But the truth kept staring back at me

Love shouldn’t feel like begging to be seen
Or screaming softly somewhere in between

Final Chorus
You weren’t there for me like I was there for you
My love was real in everything I’d do
I stood by your side when your world fell apart
While you let silence live in my heart
And it hurt to see what love became
Two people together but not the same
So I chose myself, what I had to do

I walked away…
Because I deserved love too.

Reggaeton beats, female