You once said you loved me
And like a fool I believed you
You painted a wonderful future
And I believed it all to be true
Now that I'm older
I realize what a fool I've been
Tripping over my feet
I failed to look within
Just a naïve little girl
Trying out her wings in the world
A little scared, a little hopeful
Waiting for her life to unfurl
Then you come in and change my life
You turned my whole world upside down
You touched my heart and opened my eyes
You made my head spin round and round
With you I always felt so high
Nothing could bring me down
You always made me want to smile
Gone were the tears and frowns
You made me feel like I could do anything
You believed I could succeed
Others warned me not to fall too quickly
But their advice I didn't heed
So I fell for you anyway
My affections grew much too strong
You preyed on my innocence and naiveté
But I was too blind to see it was wrong
You opened up a whole world for me
One full of promises and hopeful possibilities
To all your faults and flaws I was blinded
In my eyes you shone, you sparkled and gleamed
Your life was something I wished to have
You charisma and passion inspired me
You drew me in like a moth to a flame
Only your light and beauty did I see
I loved you with a passion
I was intoxicated by your love
You filled my life with laughter
You were my angel sent from above
But then time passed and we both changed
A lot happened in those months we spent apart
Like waking up from a dream I wanted to last forever
I was sad to realize you no longer owned my heart
It pained me to leave you
But there was nothing else I could do
You no longer loved me and I no longer loved you
And to my heart I needed to be true
No longer floating in the clouds
I realize how gullible I've been
How stupid and foolish
I was to let you in
A part of me regrets it
For wasting all that time
But I'm happy I got through it
Because I experienced love for the first time
It wasn't the kind of love I wanted
God knows it wasn't the kind I need
But the experience taught me a lot of things
Mainly to listen and others' advice to heed
