[Verse 1] I met you when I was nineteen, Thought love meant never letting go, So I carried what belonged to two, And called it love because that's all I'd known. I learned the little things about you, I had your back when life got hard, I thought if I just loved you deeper, Someday you'd finally see my heart. [Pre-Chorus] And now you tell me that you see me, That I was always your true friend, It's everything I wanted once, But something changed before the end. [Chorus] You don't have to agree with me, You don't have to see what I see. I know what it felt like standing there, Giving everything and feeling nowhere. You can tell me that you love me now, Maybe you finally understand somehow, But I don't need to prove what I went through. What you did affected me, and that truth belongs to me, not you. [Verse 2] I watched you notice other people, Remember things I wished you'd known of me, The little details, when they came and went, While your own wife wondered if you'd ever see. And maybe your intentions were different, Maybe we'll never call it the same, But I don't need another explanation To know that I was hurting just the same. [Pre-Chorus] I've spent too many years explaining, Trying to teach you how I feel. Tonight I finally understood, I don't need your agreement to make it real. [Chorus] You don't have to agree with me, You don't have to see what I see. I know what it felt like standing there, Giving everything and feeling nowhere. You can tell me that you love me now, Maybe you finally understand somehow, But I don't need to prove what I went through. What you did affected me, and that truth belongs to me, not you. [Bridge] Maybe forgiveness isn't staying. Maybe caring isn't trust. Maybe history isn't destiny, And love alone is not enough. Maybe I can still remember Every beautiful thing we knew, Without handing back the woman I'm finally learning belongs to me too. I don't have to solve your future. I don't have to teach you anymore. Your life belongs to you now, And mine is waiting at my door. [Final Chorus] You don't have to agree with me, I'm learning how to finally believe in me. I gave you everything I understood, I loved you the very best I could. And if you're finally seeing me now, I'm glad you found your way somehow. But understanding came after I learned this truth: He showed me who he is, my spirit showed me who I am, and now I'm finally listening too. [Outro] Your life belongs to you. Mine belongs to me. I don't need you to agree for me to finally be free.
