when you first introduced them to me
i was so optimistic
i was so happy for you
to finally have someone after all those years alone
i was so happy for me
to finally have someone after all those years alone
i tried keeping that optimism after everything that happened
but they always seemed to take a piece of that with them
every time they disrespected me
every time they talked about me behind my back
every time they called me names
and now all that optimism is gone
but you seem to still have it
even after everything that happened
it's your optimism that keeps bringing them back
and no matter how hard i cry to you to stop
you can't seem to put the optimism away
you can't seem to put them away
not even for me
