I'm standing here paralyzed,
so helpless right before your eyes
and all that you can seem to do

is look away

I know this weight that's on my shoulders

Is telling me it's really over
And now goodbye's the only thing that's
Left to say


You were always worth the risk
But how'd it come to this


Cause I opened up my heart to bleed
I let you have the best of me

But you wouldn't let me love you.
You couldn't let me love you.


I tried to give you what you need
But it took so long to finally see
That you wouldn't let me love you.

Couldn't let me love you.

Somehow you said all the right things

To cover up the pain you're hiding
And never let me in close enough to touch


You live with all these walls around you
Impossible for me to break through
And baby even I can only fight so much


And it's cutting me so deep
The promises I tried to keep


Cause I opened up my heart to bleed
I let you have the best of me

But you wouldn't let me love you.
You couldn't let me love you.


I tried to give you what you need
But it took so long to finally see
That you wouldn't let me love you.

Couldn't let me love you.

(Guitar solo)


And you should've been the one
The more I love the more you run


I opened up my heart to bleed
I let you have the best of me

But you wouldn't let me love you.
You couldn't let me love you.


I tried to give you what you need
But it took so long to finally see
That you wouldn't let me love you.

:Couldn't let me love you: (repeat)

I'm standing here paralyzed,

so helpless right before your eyes
and all that you can do
is look away