17

We met when I was 17
A stupid boy who fell in love too fast
She was pretty and oh so smart
I thought the way we felt would always last

Then she left for Pennsylvania
Where she could go to college for free
Yes she decided that her education
Was more important than I'd ever be

I knew I was in love
And thought for sure she felt the same way
Then I realized that  I must be wrong
As she packed her things and drove away

Now I stand here with no heart to break
Cause it was all I could ever give to her
I don't even have her heart to hold
Cause I never got hers in return

And while I know life must go on
Getting over is something I can't do
Cause I can still hear her whispering "I love you" in my ear
Even though I know the words she spoke weren't true

We could have been a perfect match
I would have gladly taken her as my wife
But she took all her things instead
And left me alone in a crumbling life

I thought the people who said "love hurts"
Were fools who never felt what I had inside
But the pain I've felt just he last few days
Makes me wish that when you left I'd died