[Verse 1] [Voice 1] I did everything they told me Kept my head down, played it right Learned to swallow every feeling Learned to make the darkness light I held doors I kept promises I showed up when they called So tell me why the people I loved Always made me feel so small [Voice 2] You were good [Voice 1] I know [Voice 2] You were patient [Voice 1] I know [Voice 2] You gave them everything [Voice 1] Exactly So where is mine? [Pre-Chorus] [Voice 1] I don't think I'm asking too much I don't need the world I just need someone To look at me And choose me first [Chorus] [Both] I deserve to be loved I deserve to be wanted I deserve somebody Who doesn't make me doubt it I deserve a hand That doesn't let me go I deserve somebody Who stays when they know [Voice 2] You deserve it [Voice 1] I know [Voice 2] You deserve it [Voice 1] Then where the hell is it? [Verse 2] [Voice 1] I watch them fall in love Like it's something you can earn Like if I become enough Someone finally takes their turn So I changed the way I dressed Changed the way I talked Changed the things I wanted Changed the way I walked I became easier to love At least that's what they said [Voice 2] Still nothing [Voice 1] Still nothing [Voice 2] Maybe they don't deserve you [Voice 1] Maybe you're right [Verse 3] [Voice 1] Then I started keeping numbers How many nights they stayed How many times they called me How many times they walked away I counted every birthday Every message Every kiss Every time somebody said "I love you" Then disappeared [Voice 2] You kept the receipts [Voice 1] Someone had to [Voice 2] Why? [Voice 1] Because if nobody remembers It means none of it meant shit [Chorus] [Both] I deserve to be loved I deserve to be wanted I deserve somebody Who doesn't make me doubt it I deserve a hand That doesn't let me go I deserve somebody Who stays when they know [Voice 1] I'm not asking for perfection I'm not asking for forever I'm asking why everybody Gets somebody And I get never [Breakdown] [Voice 1] Maybe I'm too much [Voice 2] No [Voice 1] Maybe I'm too broken [Voice 2] No [Voice 1] Maybe I'm the problem [Voice 2] No [Voice 1] Then why am I alone? [Voice 2] Because you started believing Love was something you were owed [Voice 1] It is [Voice 2] Is it? [Voice 1] Yes [Voice 2] Then what happens When someone says no? [Voice 1] They're wrong [Voice 2] What happens When someone leaves? [Voice 1] They're cruel [Voice 2] What happens When someone doesn't love you? [Voice 1] They should [Voice 2] There it is [Bridge] [Voice 1] I deserve to be loved [Voice 2] Yes [Voice 1] I deserve to be chosen [Voice 2] Yes [Voice 1] I deserve somebody Who sees everything I've given [Voice 2] Yes [Voice 1] So why does saying it Feel like a threat? [Voice 2] Because you stopped saying "I want to be loved" You started saying "I am owed love" [Final Chorus] [Voice 1] I deserve to be loved I deserve to be wanted I deserve somebody Who doesn't make me doubt it I deserve a hand That doesn't let me go I deserve somebody Who stays when they know [Voice 2] You deserve love [Voice 1] I know [Voice 2] But nobody owes you theirs [Voice 1] ... [Voice 2] That's the part you hate [Outro] [Voice 1] I deserve to be loved [Voice 2] Yes [Voice 1] Even if nobody chooses me? [Voice 2] Yes [Voice 1] Even if nobody stays? [Voice 2] Yes [Voice 1] Then maybe I don't need to earn it [Voice 2] No [Voice 1] Maybe I just need to stop demanding it [Voice 2] Now you're learning
