Forever Loving You

We met down in some honkey-tonk and danced the whole night through
You smiled at me and instantly I fell in love with you
And soon you had convinced me that our love was here to stay
If I had known the truth I would have run the other way
You said let’s wait til we get married ‘cause that’s only right
Then talking on the phone you’d tantalize me every night
You’d whisper in my ear ‘bout all the things that we would do
But now that you have got that ring you’re telling me the truth
Now I hate the way you wait til I’m asleep to come to bed
And I hate it when you tell me that all men fill you with dread
And I hate the way your back is turned to me the whole night through
But most of all I hate myself for ever loving you

Now hatred is a bitter pill that goes down with such ease
Through it’s the cause of everything from stress to heart disease
I know one day they’ll find a cure and all the world will sing
But first they’ll have to cure the heartache people like you bring
‘Cause you lied about your love for me, you lied and you complained
The only thing you didn’t lie about, dear, was your name
The times you took advantage of my love became so clear
This song would last forever if I put them all in here
Now I hate that when we fight you act like I commit a crime
And I hate the way your children disrespect me all the time
And I hate the way your mom and dad think all your lies are true
But most of all I hate myself for ever loving you
(instrumental break)

Right now I hardly have enough to pay my food and rent
‘Cause you’ll never be content until you’ve gotten every cent
There’s part of me that wants to scream that you should be ashamed
But deep within my heart I know that I’m the one to blame
‘Cause I took you at your word when you told me you’d always stay
And I believed you saying you’d stand by me come what may
But when I got laid off and everything we had was lost
That’s when I found you must have had your little fingers crossed
Now I hate the way you left because you say I’m in the wrong
And I hate that I’m in hock right up to here since you’ve been gone
And I hate that now I’m broke my usefulness to you is through
But most of all I hate myself for ever loving you

(instrumental break)

Now I hate that you betrayed our love and did it with such cheer
And I hate the way you robbed me blind and never shed one tear
And I hate the way you’ve never had to pay for what you do
But most of all I hate myself for ever loving you
Yeah, most of all I hate myself for ever loving you