Why don't you love me? (Why don't you love me?) I'm kinda lonely (I'm kinda lonely) You showed me love the way you felt it But I was unaffected So I pack up my clothes Leave for the night Say what you want Flames on the fire You never showed me you can love somebody else like yourself I was hoping you would hold me close (close) Now these days are gone, I'm on my own (on my own) You don't know you're dancing in the dirt (the dirt) I, I see, I, I see I was hoping- Remember you told me (remember you told me) We're building a home of forty-two You never felt, you just pretended Like I'd be unaffected Just like the moon We turned the tide For a moment or two We might survive You never showed me you can love somebody better than yourself I was hoping you would hold me close (close) Now these days are gone, I'm on my own (on my own) You don't know you're dancing in the dirt (the dirt) I, I see, I, I see I was hoping- And I didn't even know it Been afraid to show it Touch a mirror, hold me close Don't go I was hoping you would hold me close Now these days are gone, I'm on my own (on my own) You don't know you're dancing in the dirt (the dirt) I, I see, I, I see I was hoping- I, I see, I, I see