I Can't

I Can't

If I could make you love me again;
I would
but I can't.
Too many words said in anger still float in the air.
I could forget them;
I would
but I can't.
The more you worship your drugs
the less I love you and the more you love your drugs.
I could forgive you.
I would
but I can't.
The hateful things you say and forget;
I could say things back to you
I would
but I can't. It takes too much energy out of me.
I don't want to go on anymore
living a lie;
I could
but I can't.
Your children are grown.
They despise what you've become
they want to forgive you;
they would
but they can't.
They say I'm just talking to a drug.
I wish I could believe that
I could
but I can't.
The drugs are going to kill you we've all told. Buy some insurance but if I do I'll be admitting you are going to die from them and I can't.
Your friends have departed, they still love you
but they can't.
Love that drug as long as you can because everything else in your life
will be gone
then you'll say I could've but I didn't.

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