Love Only

I cried outside in the car
As you told me all about the sacrifice
That you made
Twenty-three was nothing like that for me
Rooted in strength and vulnerability

And it makes me afraid of myself
I'll reflect on it at thirty

But two years late
I see it in myself
Almost daily
I'm not as distant as I'd like

I'll refuse the pattern
And perpetuate love only
L-l-l-l-love, only love
L-l-l-l-love, only love