Mmm...being in love as a teenager. It always felt like the end of the world when things didn't go right.

Don't Tell Me

Take my heart and ignore it

Pretend I don't exist anymore

But need me only when you

want to

Tell me all your pain

but don't listen to me

Brush me off!

Tell me you're sorry

Tell me all the reasons you are not here

Tell me it doesn't matter

Say you're doing it for us

Realize you're doing this for you

only you

I am not in your hands anymore

Please! Don't tell me you're sorry

when I cry

For you don't know

 the meaning of the words

-1999

I Cared 

I never cared to watch you leave

No, I never cared to drink some tea

with you

I never even cared

to see you smile

I never cared

for a while

I didn't watch you sleep

and you never made me weep

My world was fine

just how I liked it

Now it's turned upside down

No, I don't even care

because you're no longer inside

And you're never gonna find another

to wash your clothes in Tide

-1999

But I Do 

Not wanting myself to remember

Losing all memories of your touch

Letting you go from my thoughts

Making you fade away

Not wanting to miss you

because it hurts too much

Never letting myself miss you

Not wanting to deal with the pain

All of this

meaning nothing

I miss your touch

I want to remember you

To be in my thoughts

To feel the pain

Wanting you near me

Needing you to know me

Not wanting to miss all that

I do miss all that

-1998

Valley of Your Heart 

I walked through the valley

of your heart

and I searched through the valley

of your heart

and I found nothing I wanted to keep

in your heart

so I left

and I walked away from

 your heart

and you didn't say much

 to keep me there

you stood there with out caring

and now as I walk by

I won't be starring

at you anymore

-1998

Gently 

Take my heart

and fill it up with promises

but whatever you do

don't break them

My mind is thoughtful

but my feelings are weak

Please be careful because I'm fragile

Take care of me like baseball cards

or a precious guitar

But I can't be traded or played

I have soft spoken words

and a shy personality

I won't be taken advantage of 

You can tell me those stories and make me believe

But I'll always know they're lies

-1997