[Verse 1] I said I’d leave, but I stayed too long Your name in my chest like a broken song I loved you hard when the room went cold Held your shadow like it might let go You smiled at me, then you slipped away Left my whole heart in the aftertaste I tried to be tough, tried to play it cool But I’m weak for you, and that’s the truth [Pre-Chorus] And I hate that I still wait For your steps on the stair I know love can be pain But I’m still standing there [Chorus] I love you even when it hurts I love you even when it burns Say my name, and I come back first I love you even when it hurts Even when you go too far Even when you tear my heart I still hold on to the worst I love you even when it hurts [Verse 2] You got that pull like a falling rain Wash me down, then you leave a stain I keep your text like a prayer in my phone Read it at night when I’m all alone I know the signs, I know the game Still I fold every time you change You can break me slow, you can break me clean I’ll still dream of what you mean to me [Pre-Chorus] And I hate that I still wait For your steps on the stair I know love can be pain But I’m still standing there [Chorus] I love you even when it hurts I love you even when it burns Say my name, and I come back first I love you even when it hurts Even when you go too far Even when you tear my heart I still hold on to the worst I love you even when it hurts [Bridge] If I let you go, what’s left of me? A half-lit room and a memory I don’t need saved, I need you near Even if it’s pain, I want you here [Final Chorus] I love you even when it hurts I love you even when it burns Say my name, and I come back first I love you even when it hurts Even when you go too far Even when you tear my heart I still hold on to the worst I love you even when it hurts
