I Didn’t Realize

[Verse 1]
Seems like not long ago
Now two years have passed
I took you for granted
It ended too fast, 'cause I
I wasn't paying much attention to your needs, girl (Girl)
You tried and tried a million times
You cried to me, girl
But I couldn't see
The pain you went through
I was killing you softly
But I never knew, 'til I found
I found them in that lonely place
You left for me, girl (Girl)
And now it's killing me
That's how it's got to be girl

[Pre-Chorus]
Girl, you built my heart to break it down
Here I'm crying out but no one's around
What does it matter now?
What does it matter now?

[Chorus]
I didn't realize that I love you
'Til the day that you stopped loving me
('Til the day)
I didn't realize that I cared for you (No)
'Til I heard the news
That you're leaving me
Now I realize that I love you
(Now I realize that I love you)
And I'm hoping that it's not too late (Please)
Please pack your bags (Pack your bags)
And come on back (And come on back)
'Cause now I realize that I'm in love with you

[Verse 2]
Two weeks have gone
My life is a mess
The closets are empty
Not even a dress, girl, remains
I sit and wonder what I could've done to please you
Is this the penalty for times I would mistreat you?
Now there are no lips to kiss
And no hand to hold
There's no one to hear me
When I bare my soul, and to see
To see you with somebody else would drive me crazy (Oh no)
Knowing you wanna fall in love and have a baby

[Pre-Chorus]
I'm standing here, broken down
Crying out, but girl, you're not around
What does it matter now?
What does it matter now? Oh, oh

[Chorus]
I didn't realize that I love you (No)
'Til the day that you stopped loving me
(The day, the day you stopped, baby)
I didn't realize that I cared for you (Oh)
'Til I heard the news (Girl)
That you're leaving me (Yeah)
Now I realize that I love you
(Now I realize that I love you)
And I'm hoping that it's not too late
Please pack your bags (Pack your bags)
And come on back (Come on back)
'Cause now I realize that I'm in love with you

[Bridge]
I apologize
For all the wrong things that I've done
I'm sorry, babe
For all the right things that I didn't do
One thing that can change a man is living alone
Come back home, oh

[Chorus]
I didn't realize that I love you
'Til the day that you stopped loving me
('Til the day I didn't realize)
I didn't realize that I cared for you
'Til I heard the news ('Til I heard the news)
That you're leaving me (Oh)
Now I realize that I love you
(Now I realize that I love you)
And I'm hoping that it's not too late
Please pack your bags (Pack your bags)
And come on back (Come on back)
'Cause now I realize that I'm in love with you (Yeah)

[Refrain]
(Yeah, yeah, yeah) Yeah
(Yeah, yeah, yeah) Come on, come on back to me
(Yeah, yeah, yeah) I'm sorry
(Yeah, yeah, yeah) Yeah, oh-oh, oh, oh

[Chorus]
Now I realize that I love you
(Now I realize)
And I'm hoping that it's not too late
(I'm hoping it's not too late)
Please pack your bags (Pack your bags)
And come on back (And come on back)
'Cause now I realize that I'm in love with you

[Outro]
Please pack your bags
And come on back
'Cause now I realize that I'm in love
With you