I Love You, But...

[Intro] Can't play house, when no one's home Save the roots, that we've outgrown Fight the truth when we both know I love you, but I— [Verse 1] Looking at you through the glass on the couch in the living room Takes me back, you were all that I had broken down in baton rouge Seems to me the memories are all that's left to keep the lights on 'Cause everyday you hate to talk, I hate to say [Chorus] I love you, but I— Can't play house when no one's home Save the roots that we've outgrown Fight thе truth when we both know I love you, but I— Feel likе strangers on the phone Chew those three words 'til I choke Say it back when we both know I love you, but I don't, don't I love you, but I don't, don't (I love you, but I—) [Verse 2] Done wishin' that we were perfect Done staring at the bottom of an hourglass Saying sorry that I'll never be like him Seven years worth of blood only seemed to leave the memories Even Jesus couldn't save, 'cause Either way, we know the plot, we'll never change [Chorus] I love you, but I— Can't play house when no one's home Save the roots that we've outgrown Fight the truth when we both know I love you, but I— Feel like strangers on the phone Chew those three words 'til I choke Say it back, when we both know I love you, but I don't, don't I love you, but I don't, don't I love you, but I— [Bridge] Can't keep holding onto ya Killin' myself of things you do I can't pretend that who you were is coming back I love you, but I— [Chorus] Can't play house when no one's home Save the roots that we've outgrown Fight the truth when we both know I love you, but I— (I) Feel like strangers on the phone (Damn) Chew those three words 'til I choke Say it back, when we both know I love you, but I don't, don't (Looking at you through the glass on the couch in the living room) I love you, but I don't, don't (Takes me back, you were all that I had broken down in baton rouge) I love you, but I don't