# **When You Want Me, I’m Gone** **Verse 1** My heart will ever have to know When you want me, I’m already gone I can’t love you the way I know When every time I stay, you let me go I gave you everything inside Even the tears I tried to hide You had my heart right in your hands But loving me was never in your plans **Pre-Chorus** I waited for you way too long Made excuses when you did me wrong Now you’re calling out my name But baby, I don’t feel the same **Chorus** When you want me, I’ma go I can’t love you the way I know I gave too much, I lost control Trying to make your heart my home Now I’m leaving nice and slow With all the love I couldn’t show Don’t tell me that you need me now You had me then—you lost me somehow **Verse 2** Maybe I was scared to see You never loved the same as me I kept believing we could change While you kept pushing me away Now every tear became a lesson Every heartbreak turned to strength I don’t hate you, I still care I just can’t keep meeting you halfway there **Bridge** If you see me in another life Maybe we could get it right But this version of my heart Can’t keep breaking in your arms I’ll remember what we had Even the beautiful and bad But when you finally want me close I’ll be the one you almost had **Final Chorus** When you want me, I’ma go I can’t love you the way I know My heart is tired, my soul knows Some love is meant to let you go And if you whisper, “Please don’t leave” I’ll kiss your memory inside of me Then turn around and walk alone… Because sometimes love Means knowing when to go.
