I Wish You Would

Tonight I feel like I'm hangin up and drying
Just like laundry on a line
Tonight I wonder if you even want me
That doesn't mean you weren't kind

Tonight I don't think we've even scratched the surface
Of all the things we wanna say
Cause I'd drop everything if it means I'd see you
Feel like yourself again

Is this what it feels like tryna love someone who's empty?
Deep down you know you never could
You're in our favorite bar wishing you knew how to love me
And I can't count the times I wish you would

Sometimes it felt like we were flying down a highway
But never crossed the double line
Sometimes it felt like you were patiently waiting
For your heart to catch up with mine

And I'll admit that everything was perfect
I'd choose you any day
But my dear I don't think you really know
Cause if you did, I think you'd fight to stay

Praying to the Lord that you're somewhere in your hometown
Sobered up and passing time
Saying to yourself that someday you'll get better
You'll hold a hand, it just won't be mine

And down the road I think I'll see you through a window
You're loving someone as you should
You're in your favorite bar thinking you know how to love her
You'd try again if you could

Is this learning how to love the person in the mirror?
A rite of passage, if you will
Letting go of something good to reach for something better
You know I love you
So I wish you would