Head under waterAnd they tell meTo breathe easy for a whileThe breathing gets harderEven I know that
Made room for meBut it's too soon to seeIf I'm happy in your handsI'm unusually hard to hold on to
Blank stares at blank pagesNo easy way to say thisYou mean wellBut you make this hard on me
I'm not gonna write you a love song 'cause you asked for it'Cause you need one, you seeI'm not gonna write you a love song 'cause you tell me it'sMake or break in thisIf you're on your wayI'm not gonna write you to stayIf all you have is leavingI'ma need a better reason to write you a love song today (yeah)Today, yeah
I learned the hard wayThat they all sayThings you wanna hearAnd my heavy heartSinks deep down under
You and your twisted wordsYour help just hurtsYou are not whatI thought you wereHello to high and dry
Convinced me to please youMade me thinkThat I need this tooI'm trying to let you hear me as I am
I'm not gonna write you a love song 'cause you asked for it'Cause you need one, you seeI'm not gonna write you a love song 'cause you tell me it'sMake or break in thisIf you're on your wayI'm not gonna write you to stayIf all you have is leavingI'ma need a better reason to write you a love song today
Promise meThat you'll leave the light onTo help me seeWith daylight, my guide, gone'Cause I believe there's a wayYou can love me because I say
I won't write you a love song'Cause you asked for it'Cause you need one, you seeI'm not gonna write you a love song 'cause you tell me it'sMake or break in thisIs that why you wanted a love song?
'Cause you asked for it'Cause you need one, you seeI'm not gonna write you a love song 'cause you tell me it'sMake or break in thisIf you're on your wayI'm not gonna write you to stayIf your heart is nowhere in itI don't want it for a minuteBabe, I'll walk the seven seasWhen I believe that there's a reason to write youA love song todayToday, yeah