Love You Gently

I spent so much time worrying about losing you
As if love was a cage instead of a blessing
The gift of being yours became my own private prison
And every kiss came with the thought of your eventual goodbye

I did not love you gently
I loved you like a man drowning
Pulling you under, just to breathe

I lay awake rehearsing your goodbye
When you were still asleep beside me
I didn’t love you the way you needed
I loved you the only way I knew

I did not love you gently
I loved you like a man drowning
Pulling you under, just to breathe

If I could go back
I’d trade every prayer
For one quiet morning
Where I just let you in

I did not love you gently
I loved you like a man drowning
Pulling you under, just to breathe