I tried to climb the ladder of the bruised and of the battered Of the loved ones that I should have left behind I'll tell you what you want to hear Knowing that there's more but it's unclear In the phrases that are left undefined It gets hard, it gets hard to do what's right I don't want to love you, but I do I don't want to need you, cut you loose I don't want you when you're down on your knees I don't want you when you're hard to please Don't tell me what I want to hear I'm tired of the stream of tears I love to beg on borrowed thoughts of mine Love to beg, love to beg, love to beg I try to open up the door But you're taking, you're taking, you just want more I slam it in your face, a last goodbye It gets hard, it gets hard to do what's right I don't want to love you, but I do I don't want to need you, cut you loose I don't want you when you're down on your knees I don't want you when you're hard to please I'm wishing I could erase you I'm wishing I could replace you I don't want to love you, but I do I don't want to need you, cut you loose I don't want you when you're down on your knees I don't want you when you're hard to please I don't want to love you, but I do I don't want to need you, cut you loose I'm wishing I could erase you