Lyrics
What I Love
I didn't know the words would cut me deep inside
When she said he said I wasn't doing it right.
I felt part of myself slipping away.
I looked out the window, stared into the dark,
Seeing the reflection of the state of my heart.
It's amazing how the words made the light fade, . . .
But when the words started to shatter,
I realized it mattered,
That I was made to be this way.
So you can say that I am not good enough,
You can say I'm not doing things right.
You can say that I should just give up,
You can tell me it's not worth the fight,
But I'm afraid I don't know how to stop
'Cause this is what I love.
The words told me that I should never sing another line,
That I should never play, never write.
I thought of that and tears began to leak into my eyes,
Like a sparrow told she could no longer fly, . . .
And the words started to shatter,
But then I realized it mattered,
That I am meant to have this in my life.
So you can say that I am not good enough,
You can say I'm not doing things right.
You can say that I should just give up,
You can tell me it's not worth the fight,
But I'm afraid I don't know how to stop
'Cause this is what I love.
This is what I love.
I must confess that I have been afraid
That I might not truly feel this way.
I had hoped, and I had prayed,
But I couldn't see the path His hands had laid.
Then the words began to shatter,
And I realized how much it mattered.
So you can say that I am not good enough,
You can say I'm not doing things right.
You can say that I should just give up,
You can tell me it's not worth the fight.
You can say that I am not good enough,
You can say I'm not doing things right.
You can say that I should just give up,
You can tell me it's not worth the fight,
But I'm afraid I don't know how to stop,
I'm afraid that I just cannot stop,
I'm afraid I've no clue how to stop,
'Cause this is what I love.
©2011 Mary Schieferstein