The Weakness In Me

Originally posted on my Friendster blog on 24 August 2006.

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i’m not the sort of person who falls in and quickly out of love but to you i gave my affection right from the start i have a lover who loves me how could i break such a heart yet still you get my attention why do you come here when you know i’ve got troubles enough why do you call me when you know i can’t answer the phone make me lie when i don’t want to and make someone else some kind of an unknowing fool you make me stay when i should not are you so strong or is all the weakness in me why do you come here and pretend to be just passing by when i mean to see you and i mean to hold you tightly feeling guilty worried waking from tormented sleep this old love has me bound but the new love cuts deep if i choose now i’ll lose out one of you has to fall and i need you and you why do you come here when you know i’ve got troubles enough why do you call me when you know i can’t answer the phone and make me lie when i don’t want to and make someone else some kind of an unkowing fool you make me stay when i should not are you so strong or is all the weakness in me why do you come here and pretend to be just passing by when i mean to see you and i mean to hold you tightly
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i've been listening to this song over and over for a few days now. in fact, i have created a special playlist on my itunes for the two versions of this song--the original by joan armatrading and the one by melissa etheridge--and spent a considerable amount of time on youtube looking for videos/clips where it has been used. i can't really explain why i am so into the song, so i won't even try. it just really does something to me is all.