Deflated Dreams

[instrumental intro] [intro] I gave my all for just a glance, Hoping for more in this dance, Left to linger in his praise, Now I’m lost in a maze. [Verse 1] Never forced, just too willing, His words, so thrilling, Weeks turned into aching pain, Left me stranded in the rain. [Chorus: Emotional build] Played me like a fool, In his cruel, cruel school, All my efforts spent, Now they're tinged with regret. My heart led me astray, But it won’t lead me today, Spirit broken, yet still unbeaten. [Verse 2] I was always on the go, Now I’m feeling so low, Should’ve seen the signs, honey, But he let me down, oh so slow. [instrumental bridge] [Bridge] Gave it my all, Poured out my soul, But he wasn’t keen, Missed what I could’ve been. [Chorus: Emotional build] Played me like a fool, In his cruel, cruel school, All my efforts spent, Now they're tinged with regret. My heart led me astray, But it won’t lead me today, Spirit broken, yet still unbeaten. [Outro: Gentle guitar and strings fade out] I’ll find a job that sees, All the potential in me, Overqualified from the start, Now I’m mending my heart. He missed the best thing, I could’ve been his queen, But now I’ll rise and shine, And leave this pain behind. [break] [Chorus: Emotional build] Played me like a fool, In his cruel, cruel school, All my efforts spent, Now they're tinged with regret. My heart led me astray, But it won’t lead me today, Spirit broken, yet still unbeaten. [break] [Verse 2] I was always on the go, Now I’m feeling so low, Should’ve seen the signs, honey, But he let me down, oh so slow. [instrumental bridge] [Bridge] Gave it my all, Poured out my soul, But he wasn’t keen, Missed what I could’ve been. [Chorus: Emotional build] Played me like a fool, In his cruel, cruel school, All my efforts spent, Now they're tinged with regret. My heart led me astray, But it won’t lead me today, Spirit broken, yet still unbeaten. [Outro: Gentle guitar and strings fade out] I’ll find a job that sees, All the potential in me, Overqualified from the start, Now I’m mending my heart. He missed the best thing, I could’ve been his queen, But now I’ll rise and shine, And leave this pain behind. [instrumental bridge] [Bridge] Gave it my all, Poured out my soul, But he wasn’t keen, So I left him unseen [Chorus: Emotional build] Played me like a fool, In his cruel, cruel school, All my efforts spent, Now they're tinged with regret. My heart led me astray, But it won’t lead me today, Spirit broken, yet still unbeaten. [Outro: Gentle guitar and strings fade out] I’ll find someone that sees, All the potential in me, To trusting from the start, Now I’m mending my heart. He missed the best thing, I could’ve been his queen, But now I’ll rise and shine, And leave this pain behind. {end}