"I Bet"

 "I Bet"

Jenna Nelson

These tears hide a promise of better days.

This heart’s been misused and misplaced.

I’ve loved you so much in all the wrong ways.

Said all the wrong words, I’ve made my mistakes.

I’ve been used up and I’ve been put down.

Stopped reaching for you, started looking to escape.

But I bet I still love the way you laugh.

And I bet you still hate the way I don’t.

I bet I still need the way you love me back.

And I bet you’d still admit it, even if I won’t.

I bet I still reach for you after another goodbye.

And I bet you’d still bet on us, but I wonder why.

I know you’re right where I went wrong.

In you, I find the better me, even when she’s gone.

One step forward means two steps back again.

Where we go doesn’t have to be where we’ve been.

‘Cause where we’ve been hasn’t always been so good.

Just ‘cause we gave up once, doesn’t mean we should.

‘Cause I bet I still love the way you laugh.

And I bet you still hate the way I don’t.

I bet I still need the way you love me back.

And I bet you’d still admit it, even if I won’t.

I bet I still reach for you after another goodbye.

And I bet you’d still bet on us, but I wonder why.

The rest of me won’t lose the best of you.

Saved me then, can you save me now?

I’ll forgive me, if you forgive me, too.

I’ll get back to me if we get back to us, somehow.

‘Cause I bet you can still make me laugh.

And I bet you’ll still hate it if I don’t.

I bet you still need the way I love you back.

And I bet I’d still admit it, even if you won’t.

I bet you’d still reach for me after another goodbye.

And I bet I’d bet on us and this is why.