You Loved Me Better

YOU LOVED ME BETTER

You loved me better before
I opened the door
And let you walk into my heart
I was the light of your life
You wanted me for your wife at the start

You loved me better in times when all your nickels and dimes
Went into payphones to hear me say no
Ever since I said yes,
You give your love less and less, and it shows.

What good does it do to understand you?
You landed me, you branded me
One of many.

You loved me better when you were busy singing the blues
I see how you needed that sound
Now that I’ve taken you in
I’m taking it on the chin every round.

You loved me better when I was out with some other guy
And you were dying to be in his shoes
How could I ever have guessed
That what you really liked best was to lose?

What good does it do to understand you?
Knowing why you are, the guy you are
Doesn’t put me back upon a pedestal.