Too Scared to Love

My dear let's not fall in love if you think it's just game,

If breaking my heart is what you plan to do,

Save me the heartache.

Spare me from you.

Don't let me crash and burn,

Be left holding the bag,

Don't tell me you'll stay,

And then leave when given the chance.

Baby lets not fall in love,

I don't know how much more I can take,

Been broken before by one too many foolish mistakes.

Give my pining soul a rest,

Especially if you're unsure,

Don't claim to love me if you have one foot out the door.

Sweetie lets not fall in love

For chaos, I love to make

And hurting myself seems to be my greatest personality trait

Let's not fall in love if you plan to leave

If you doubt your ability to handle me

Because I won't always be pretty

I won't always be smart

There will be days I completely and utterly fall apart.

Tears rolling, emotional baggage galore

I can promise you the mask I put on can't prepare you for what's in store.

Because I'm anxious and clingy,

Jealous and insecure,

So dealing with me is not a task I think you can endure.

Don't let me love you if, in the end, you won't do the same.

Cause I'll love you wholeheartedly,

With every ounce of my being,

But I can't keep giving and never receiving.

Don't water me down,

Because my fire is no longer a roaring flame,

It's a slight flicker on the brink of fading,

And if you put it out I doubt I can reignite.

For I would have lost everything.

I'd have lost my fight.

In essence, let's not fall in love,

That seems like what's best for us to do,

For I'm far too broken to ever truly be loved by you.

Let's not fall in love,

For all those reasons and more.

But let's not fall in love because I'm scared of what's in store,

Scared of being hurt,

Scared you'll walk out that door.

But I'm also scared of you,

That your words might be true,

And if they are then I don't know what to do.

But most of all I'm terrified of my feelings,

For I've never felt this way about anybody but you.