Brent:
I thought I knew what love was,
I thought it meant control,
I thought that guiding him was best
and teaching him his role
I ignored his feelings
and what he had to say
I never cared about who he was
it was going to be my way.
Peggy:
We built a wall around our hearts,
And locked the truth away,
Kept hoping that in time, we’d find
A way to make him stay
In a life that we envisioned,
One that fit the mold we knew,
But maybe it wasn’t love after all,
What we tried to do.
Both
Maybe it wasn’t love after all,
If it pushed him away
If it left him feeling shame,
Did we fail him
We wanted to protect him,
But did we honor his soul
Maybe it wasn’t love after all
Peggy:
I just wanted him to be safe
But safe from what
Safe from himself, or from the world,
Or from the truth we never sought
Brent:
I wanted him to grow up strong
But strong in whose eyes
Strong for himself, or for this town,
Or for all of are damn lies
Peggy
Now we’re left here without him,
With nothing but the pain,
Of knowing that we pushed too hard,
And we might not see him again.
Maybe it wasn’t love after all,
But fear that closed the door,
Maybe it wasn’t love after all
Both
Maybe it wasn’t love after all,
If it pushed him away
If it left him feeling shame,
Did we fail him
We wanted to protect him,
But did we honor his soul
Maybe it wasn’t love after all
Maybe it wasn’t love after all