The Life I Knew

I think about life before you came
and I don't want to go back
you've shown me different ways to see
helped me up to get on track.

I don't know where I'd be right now
if it wasn't for the love you gave
to live without that would be
like having one foot in my grave.

I never meant to take you for granted
or to cause you any pain
past issues come out to haunt me
I try to fight it, how I strain
because I love you so much
it makes me so afraid
that you will end up hurting me
for the mistakes that I have made.

I never meant to push you away
I don't want to be inside this shell
if I could only know you won't leave
I wouldn't be living in this hell

I was happy when I knew you were there
when I knew I was important to you
this is all I need-please stay-
I don't want to go back to the life I knew.