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we deserve that

9/14/2017

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we promised to always put us first
but life happens, we come second to work
making time to spend time is stress
communication is less and less
sacrifice comes at a cost
when these conflicts are not resolved
but i’m too far in for our love to grow cold
we’re working against us
half is never a whole
 
don’t we deserve that?
don’t we? don’t we? 
don’t we deserve that?
don’t we? don’t we? 
just a little more love, a little more attention
a little more us, a little more convincing
don’t we deserve that?
don’t we, don’t we deserve that?
we deserve that
 
i can easily throw in the towel
pack up my bags and just walk out now
we always argue ‘bout this and that
think love is lost, can we get that back?
would be so easy to just let us go
turn my back on everything i know, but my
heart is unsettled, mind on overload
i’m a war within
fighting for us the least i owe
 
don’t we deserve that?
don’t we? don’t we? 
don’t we deserve that?
don’t we? don’t we?
just a little more love, a little more attention
a little more us, a little more convincing
don’t we deserve that?
don’t we, don’t we deserve that?
we deserve that
 
truth is…
love isn’t easy, it’s difficult for certain
anything worth having involves work, and
we’re too far in to let our love grow cold
can’t be against us
half is never a whole
let love overpower us
mind, body, and soul
i need you in my life
fighting for us the least we owe
yes, we deserve that
 
yes, yes, yes
yes, we deserve that
yes we, yes we
yes, we deserve that
we deserve that
 
​…at least that.

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