I hate to see you lying there and curled up in a ball
I hate to smash your pretty face against the ***king wall
But I’m a desperate man, girl, I’m down on my knees

I hate to see you crying, I hate to see those tears
You’re the one who’s sitting there just tossing out the years
Why you doing this? Why you wanna go?

Won’t you ever understand?
You’re my woman and I’m your man

And every time I hear your name
The floodgates open, blood it rains
And I can’t see where I went wrong
You can’t leave while I’m not strong

(And I can see you run and hide)
Oh baby, won’t you ever let me
(See you run and hide)
Oh baby, won’t you ever let me live my life
‘Cause I’m afraid I just don’t love you

So pick yourself on up, girl, just straighten yourself out
Pick up all those wasted years, you’re so torn about
Put them back, girl, back up on the shelf
On the shelf, yeah

You and me will be forever
I’m your hero and you’re my treasure

Every time I hear your name
The floodgates open, blood it rains
And I can’t see where I went wrong
You can’t leave while I’m not strong

(And I can see you run and hide)
Oh baby, won’t you ever let me
(See you run and hide)
Oh baby, won’t you ever let me live my life
‘Cause I’m afraid I just don’t love you

Every time I hear your name
The floodgates open, blood it rains
And I can’t see where I went wrong
You can’t leave while I’m not strong

(And I can see you run and hide)
Oh baby, won’t you ever let me
(See you run and hide)
Oh baby, won’t you ever let me live my life
‘Cause I’m afraid I just don’t love you