I used to do it for the love a long time ago And all I ever wanted was love I used to love without fear a long time ago And all I ever wanted was love Then somebody came around and tried to hurt me Tried to make me feel like I was unworthy Took a pure love and tried to make it dirty Truth was they never did deserve me, no I had to lose myself so I could do it better I had to lose myself, had to lose myself so I could love you better I had to lose myself, had to lose myself so I could you love better Had to lose myself in love And that's just the way it is Couldn't tell me I was love when I needed it When, all I ever wanted was love Whould a told me just me because I'm worth receiving it But all I ever wanted was love There's is something awkward about the selflessness it takes to Give love and the good that it makes you True love can never really forsake you But it took a little while just for me to see I had to lose myself so I could love you better I had to lose myself, had to lose myself so I could love you better Had to lose myself in love And that's just the way it is I had a paralyzing fear of facing failure And I couldn't love you perfectly with fear in my head So I peerlessly had to face the danger So I could come back and love you whole instead All of your soul I said So I could make it better I had to lose myself so I could love you better I had to lose myself, had to lose myself so I could love you better Had to lose myself, had to lose myself so I could love you better Had to lose myself in love And that's just the way it is And so it goes that I never meant to hurt you Couldn't stay but I never meant to desert you Whole lot things I just had to work thru Time to heal and restore myself worth, too Confrontation of my fears and anxiety Cried a whole lot years I suffered quietly And though it may have taken years I can finally Tell you that you were always on my mind I had to lose myself so I could make it better I had to lose myself, had to lose myself so I could make it better Had to lose myself, had to lose myself so I could make it better Had to lose myself in love And that was just the way Takes strength to absorb all the abuse I did Great love to absorb all the misuse I did Hey baby it's not an excuse I give And I'd do it all again because for you I live Takes strength to absorb all the abuse I did Great love to absorb all the misuse I did Hey baby it's not an excuse I give And I'd do it all again because for you I live I had to lose myself do I could make it better I had to lose myself, had to lose myself so I could make it better Had to lose myself, had to lose myself so I could make it better Had to lose myself in love And that was just the way And that was just the way it is