From the recording Handful of Empty Promises
I wrote this one after a really difficult breakup. However, it is said that everything happens for a reason and I truly hope she is now as happy as I am. :-)
Lyrics
You used to tell me that our love would last forever
You used to tell me that it wasn’t all in vain
You used to tell me that no one could come between us
So how could anyone have caused us so much pain
Why’d you have to tell me all those lies
How could we have come back all those times
Why’d you leave me for another man
You left me hurting with a handful of empty promises
You tell me that someday you’ll learn to love him
And that he makes you happy as a friend
You’ve threw out all we shared for the sake of money
You think he’s gonna give you everything
Why’d you have to tell me all those lies
How could we have come back all those times
Why’d you leave me for another man
You left me hurting with a handful of empty promises
If you have to learn to love him, it’s not real
True love only happens naturally
It hits you like an avalanche inside
I only wish that I could make you see
Why’d you have to tell me all those lies
How could we have come back all those times
Why’d you leave me for another man
You left me hurting with a handful of empty promises
Yeah, you left me hurting with a handful of empty promises