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Don't Give Up On Me


It's not very pretty

It was never very pretty

Underneath

Buried deep

Where it's easy to hide

I never intended for this

For it to get so bad

So deep

I never wanted to be this way

But now that you've seen it

Will you stay

Will you stay the night

Would someone like you

Give someone like me

One night

Just another moment

Of your time

 

I'm giving you

What I've never given anyone else

And maybe it doesn't seem

Like much

But trust me

When I tell you 

This side of me

Is priceless

It's worth it

When you get to know it

Every inch

Inside and out

I know it's hard to handle

With all the fear and doubt

But I promise you

I'll do

Whatever I have to

To make it worth it

 

But in return

You have to promise me

To stay

Even when it hurts

Even when I get ugly

And hurt you

When it hurts me

You have to look me in the eyes

You have to sell me no lies

And give me nothing but the truth

Give me

All of you

All that you are

Give me everything

Because I need

So much more of you

Then you'll need of me

So just please

Promise me

That no matter what you see

Underneath

You won't give up on me

Please don't give up on me

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