"Can You Love Me Anyway?"
I know I take myself
      Too seriously--
Exaggerating the bad--
Eliminating the good--
I like to think of myself
      As a walking tragedy--
It makes the pain easier
      To bear.

I know I can be
      Dependent--
I've been trying for
Years to be otherwise--
So forgive the
      Endearing words
And the late phone calls--
Sometimes I can't let go.

I know I hurt you
      Sometimes--
When I keep things
      From you
And hide away--
And it's just
      Baseless fear
That I can't shake.

I know when I write,
I say the same things--
I'm sad, I'm lonely--
I wish you were
      Here with me--
The words may vary,
But the sentiment
      Never changes.

But can you love me anyway?
Yeah, but can you love me anyway?
Because everybody needs to
      Be loved sometimes--
Can you love me anyway?

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