You said a lot of sweet, kind things
In those days when we were together
Your words they soothed my heart's past scars
I thought this might last forever
You said that I was beauty without makeup
and I brightened your every day with my smile
The happiness I brought you was matchless
And not a second went by without a thought for me
You showed me such great happiness,
When I had doubts about my imperfections
You showed me love is not a falsified dream
And for you I was always good enough
Along with the gorgeous flowers you brought,
You brought me beautiful memories
And I�ll never forget those notes and cards
where you poured out your sweet soul to me
I learned so much in my time with you
to let go, to love, to simply breathe
You showed me to skip in the daily breeze
and to live every day so carefree
You told me that you would never lie to me
And that forever you would be mine
You brought me some of the best things in life
and you taught me what parents could not teach me
But in this greatness that I thought was you
All that I saw as attractive was a lie made for me
these things that I learned, where simple mirages
and nothing I do can ever restore what I lost
Yet out of all these seemingly great things
I learned some lessons that I wish I to forget
I learned that trust is quite unreal
and love has more faces than you can see
Trust became a memory of the past
but still it was imbedded in my heart so deeply
I learned the intense and insane pain
when your best friend goes and betrays you
But when it came down to just the facts
I learned that I was stronger than I thought
I learned that as I grew and stretched
the pain taught me how to be what I want to be
I learned the meaning and strength of true forgiveness
and how to get over heartbreak like you
and as I watched you self destruct
I finally saw that you were not the one for me
These lessons did not come to be without nights of tears
Nights where I decided that going on was not worth it
But I pressed myself harder to keep up the fight
Just to finally learn that I am good enough
I also learned that no matter what they say
I don�t need your love to make me happy
and that every precious kiss I gave you had a cost
and loving you leaves my account empty
Despite the fact that it broke my heart
I would not take our relationship back,
not for the tear filled nights or my sacrifices
because in the end the lessons were worth it
because after all baby
�there�s beauty in the breakdown�
