tattoos

I loved you like a garden loves the spring
I loved you even when it rained
I spent months giving you sympathy
Taking all the blame
I put it all on me but now I see

I wear my heart on my sleeve
Like a tattoo
That's why I loved you
What was wrong with me
That made you leave

I gave you the benefit of the doubt
Telling myself we would figure it out
I didn't know the mistakes I was making
It's not my fault I couldn't see

I wear my heart on my sleeve
Like a tattoo
But I can't have you
I've been told I love too hard
I fall too fast
And I can't keep my grasp on things
But now you blame me
You think it's all my fault
And you won't think twice to shout that out
But I tried
I tried to run away and get out of your life
Like you wanted me to
But you put yourself back
So now you're staying like a tattoo

I wear my heart on my sleeve
Like a tattoo
But now she has you

I know you know this song is about you
So why don't I just say your name
Cause I'm still afraid of hurting you
Even though my pain stays
Like a tattoo
The scars stay like tattoos

I wear my heart on my sleeve
Like a tattoo
But I can't have you