Love Ain’t Love If It Don’t Stay

I’ve seen so much, believed so hard

Too many dreams, too many scars

Gave my heart away, but never got one back

Just empty words cut deep like glass — yeah, they cut so deep…

Gave it my all, but no one stayed

Too many promises just washed away

Still holdin’ on to the hope there’s somethin’ real

Tell me — is there anyone who feels the way I feel?

(Can you feel me?)

I keep askin’ every night:

Was that ever love, or just a lie?

Just some pretty game that falls apart…

(Always falls apart…)

Love ain’t love if it don’t stay

If it don’t fight, if it don’t break the chains

Not just a fire that burns out too fast

I hoped so hard — but never loved like that

So tell me, does it even exist?

Is there real love that don’t just fade away?

(Don’t just fade away… don’t you fade away on me…)

Too many faces, too many lies

Too many times I played myself just to survive

Tore my heart open, stitched it back tight

But nothin’ remains when the storm rolls by

(It’s always gone…)

No eyes that stay when the dark rolls in

No arms that hold me through doubt and sin

Just questions screamin’ loud inside my head:

Was that ever love — or was it never meant?

(Was it never meant to be…?)

I keep askin’ every night:

Is there a heart out there beatin’ for mine?

Or have I been walkin’ this road alone the whole damn time?

(All alone… all alone…)

Love ain’t love if it don’t stay

If it don’t fight, if it don’t break the chains

Not just a flame that turns to dust

I hoped so hard — but never felt real trust

So tell me, does it even exist?

Is there real love that don’t just slip away?

(Don’t just slip away… tell me now…)

Maybe it was never real, maybe I’m blind

(Maybe I’m blind…)

Maybe I’m chasin’ somethin’ I’ll never find

(Never gonna find…)

But deep down there’s still a fire in me

Burnin’ for a love that’ll never leave

(Still burnin’… yeah, I’m still burnin’…)

Love ain’t love if it don’t stay

If it don’t fight, if it don’t choose to stay

Not just words, not just show, not just a game

I want more than a “maybe,” I want somethin’ that stays

(Give me somethin’ real…)

So tell me — does it even exist?

Is there real love that don’t just fall apart?

(Don’t just fall apart — don’t break my heart…)

Love ain’t love… if it don’t stay.

(Yeah… love ain’t love if it don’t stay…)