Today I want to smile, I do not want to cry
I said what I needed to say to you, and now its just goodbye
you can see your kids when you want to, I will not take them away
Just let me know when, and you can pick them up that day
We don't have to talk about it, no words will change my mind
I gave you all I had, but Ive wasted all my time
You don't have to say your sorry, cause I really don't care
you had your chances to be with me, but you were never there
Regardless of your excuses theres no excuse to raise your hand
and hit me while I'm in front of you, trying to make me understand
I will never understand why, you abuse me the way you do
theres only one person who can and that person is you
I don't make you stay away from us every night
I don't lift your hand and run it across my face when we fight
Do I ever call you names? and put you down to where you feel so low
No I have always stuck with you even when you left me in the cold
All those late night cries and the bruises clear in sight
is why I cannot be with you and why my decision was right
You took away everything I wanted, the things I wanted most
you took away my happiness and left me there to choke
You said that you loved me, I didn't know love hurt this much
do you really love me? when your causing wounds with your touch
I don't really think so, at least thats not what Ive heard
all my young life I've only known to be with a man that caused me hurt
When I hear insults that other women have to say
I just want to scream at them but I know thats not the way
they never walked in my shoes, they don't know my whole life
they always had a man beside them, that always treated them right
They never have experienced what I have with my guy
they never had to question again and ask themselves why
People told me it was wrong but I didn't really know
I only did what you wanted so you would never ever go
I didn't care what people said, I only cared about the family we shared
Even if it was being with you knowing you don't really care
I guess thats why they say, love is truly blind
but love can only take hold so much, you learn to let go in time
