How Do I Tell You? - Lizzy McAlpine

I’m a little scared you’ll leave

Even though you tell me you won’t

I’m a little scared of being

Someone that you’re scared to love

You don’t talk the way he did

And you don’t say the things he did

I’m not who I was back then but still

I’m a little scared to speak

'Cause I can’t find the words to say

And I don’t want to make this about me

I just can’t hold it in today

But you don’t play the games he did

And you don’t make me feel like shit

And my mom likes you more than him

But still

How do I tell you that I’ve come to like the pain?

How do I tell you that I don’t know what it means

To be happy with somebody?

Don’t know anything 'bout that

Who the hell can write a love song without making it too sad?

That’s all I’ve been

How do I tell you?

How do I tell you I got it from him?

Ooh, ooh, ooh

I’m a little prone to feel a little overwhelmed with it all

'Cause you are someone I want to know

And I hope you don’t let me fall

You make sure I get home safe

And you always know what to say

I feel like I found my place

But still

How do I tell you that I’ve come to like the pain?

How do I tell you that I don’t know what it means

To be happy with somebody?

Don’t know anything 'bout that

Who the hell can write a love song without making it too sad?

That’s all I’ve been

How do I tell you?

How do I tell you I got it from him?

How do I tell you I got it from him?