You Taught Me How To Love

I thought I knew what I was doing 
Way back when I met you
I was a fool so irrational 
My speech not so factual 
You taught me how to love 

All the while you kept saying 
I was teaching you
You learned from the best
Naked passion with abandon 
My gift was articulation 
It's like I was reading your mind 
No. I was reading your body
And telling our love story 
Saying out loud why we're so proud 
Already I knew how to build trust
You taught me how to love 

I thought I knew what I was doing 
Every night I ended up cruising 
One-night-stands. Worrisome hookups
Body parts & empty hearts 
I gave all that up
When by chance I met you
You were my rescue from fake & casual 
My behavior was irrational 
Rarely was anything meaningful 

I gave all that up
You Taught Me How To Love.

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