Never Good Enough

Verse 1
You came home smelling like beer
Lies sitting heavy on your breath
Said you were out alone
But I could smell your regret

I learned how to read your silence
Like it was written on the wall
Every time you swore you’d change
I packed my pride and took the fall

Pre-Chorus
I was holding us together
While you were coming apart
I kept making excuses
For the way you broke my heart

Chorus
You drank, you cheated, you blamed it on pain
Said you were broken, I loved you the same
I swallowed my hurt, I tried to make it work

I gave you a family, gave you my youth
Gave you forgiveness,
you never gave me the truth
And after all I did
I was never good enough for you

Verse 2
I watched you choose the bottle
Watched you choose someone new
While I was home with our babies
Trying to make a home for you

I learned how to smile through questions
I didn’t wanna ask
Like why I was fighting for someone
Who never fought for me back

Pre-Chorus 2
I was loyal to a fault
You were careless with my heart
I kept loving you in pieces
While you tore me apart

Chorus
You drank, you cheated, you blamed it on pain
Said you were broken, I loved you the same
I swallowed my hurt, I stayed in my place

I gave you a family, gave you my youth
Gave you forgiveness,
you never gave me the truth
And after all I did
I was never good enough for you

Bridge (beat drops, raw & quiet)
I stayed for the kids
Stayed for the dream
Stayed ‘cause I thought
You could change for me
But love shouldn’t hurt like this
Shouldn’t make you feel small
I was begging to be enough
While you were doing nothing at all

Break (spoken or airy)
You can’t drown your demons
And expect me to save you 

Final Chorus (bigger, layered vocals)
You drank, you cheated, I carried the blame
Held us together while you ran away
I broke myself just trying to stay

I gave you everything I had
You treated my love like something bad
And after all I sacrificed
I still wasn’t enough for you.

R&b, cinematic, dark, sexy, broken hearted, ad libs, catchy, memorable