Let Me Love You

JUST ONCE

Verse 1

I know I shouldn't look at you that way

I know there's a line I'm not supposed to cross

So I keep every word I wanna say

And pretend that I don't feel the loss

You're standing right here, but you're not mine

And somehow that hurts more every time

I tell myself I'll let this feeling go

But my heart never seems to get the memo

Pre-Chorus

I don't need forever

I don't need you to stay

I just wish for one night

You could feel what I feel today

Chorus

Just once, let me love you

Just once, let me show you how deep it goes

Let me hold you like I've wanted to

Let you see the part of me nobody knows

And if tomorrow you walk away

I swear I won't ask you to change

I just want you to know before you go

There's a kind of love in me

I wish you could've known

Just once

Let me love you

So you know

Verse 2

Maybe in another life, it's different

Maybe there, I get to call you mine

Maybe I don't have to second-guess

Every little feeling in your eyes

And I hate that I have to hide

Something that feels so right inside

You deserve a love that never runs dry

And God, I wish I could be the one beside you tonight

Pre-Chorus

But I know where the line is

And I know I can't cross

So I'll carry all this love

Even if it breaks me to hold it all

Chorus

Just once, let me love you

Just once, let me show you how deep it goes

Let me hold you like I've wanted to

Let you see the part of me nobody knows

And if tomorrow you walk away

I swear I won't ask you to change

I just want you to know before you go

There's a kind of love in me

I wish you could've known

Just once

Let me love you

So you know

Bridge – stripped down

If you could see yourself through my eyes

You'd understand why I can't say goodbye

Not because I think you'll ever be mine

But because loving you made me realize

How much I have to give

How much I could give

How soft I could be

How hard I could love

And maybe that's the cruelest part of it all

You may never know

Final Chorus – full vocal

Just once, let me love you

Just once, before I have to let you go

Let me give you everything I wanted to

Even if I know I'll never get to keep you close

And if tomorrow you walk away

I'll take the heartbreak with me

But at least for one moment

You would've finally seen

That I could've loved you gently

I could've loved you endlessly

I could've given you a love

You never would've had to question

So if you ever wonder

What it would've been like

If somebody loved you

With everything they had inside

It was me

It was always me

I just wish

Just once

You could've felt it too.