WINTER CARTWRIGHT

Lyrics

Intro – Soft piano / slow beat]
Yeah…
Sometimes love feels like holding on…
But sometimes love means letting go…
And I keep asking myself…
How many chances is love supposed to get?
[Verse 1]
I met you when my heart was wide open
Gave you my trust, never thought you’d break it
I saw the king that you could become
But somehow you keep running from it
You say you love me, but love ain’t pain
Love don’t lie and love don’t change
I stood beside you when nobody stayed
But you keep throwing our forever away
I gave you chances…
More than I can count
Every time you fall
I help you back up off the ground
But love ain’t supposed to feel like war
And I can’t fight for us anymore
[Pre-Chorus]
See a woman don’t need a perfect man
Just a strong one who will stand
A man of God who knows his role
A man who leads and guards her soul
But if you don’t know who you are
How you gonna love me from the heart?
[Chorus]
How many chances
Do you think love should give?
How many tears
Do you think I should live with?
I gave you my heart
I believed in your plan
But a woman who loves you
You don’t do her wrong, man
Peace is everything
And if you bring me pain
I’ll walk away from you
And never look back again
I love you…
But you better get it right
Cause life without me
Is a different kind of night
How many chances…
How many chances…
How many chances do you get?
[Verse 2]
You say you’re trying but I see the truth
You fighting demons you won’t let God remove
A man without faith can’t build a home
That’s why your heart still feels alone
I prayed for you when you didn’t pray
I held you down when you lost your way
But loving someone shouldn’t break my soul
And baby I’m reaching my final road
A woman don’t stay cause she’s weak inside
She stays cause she sees what you could be in life
But dreams don’t live in empty hands
A house needs more than broken plans
[Pre-Chorus]
You supposed to lead me, stand tall and strong
Not make me question where I belong
Love shouldn’t leave my spirit tired
Love should lift me higher and higher
But if you keep walking the wrong way
Don’t blame me when I walk away
[Chorus]
How many chances
Do you think love should give?
How many nights
Do you think I should live like this?
I gave you my trust
I gave you my hand
But a woman who loves you
You don’t disrespect that man
Peace is everything
And if you bring me pain
I’ll do without you
Before I lose myself again
I love you…
But you better get it right
Cause life without me
Is a lonely kind of night
How many chances…
How many chances…
How many chances do you get?
[Bridge – emotional]
Love ain’t supposed to hurt like this
Love supposed to feel like heaven’s kiss
And if you can’t see what you got in me
Then maybe love is setting me free
I wanted forever…
But forever takes two
And if you won’t fight for our love
Then I’m done fighting for you
[Final Chorus – big vocals]
How many chances
Does a real love give?
How many times
Should a woman forgive?
I believed in you
When nobody else did
But believing in you
Isn’t the same as how you live
Peace is everything
And if I can’t have that
Then I’ll walk away strong
And never look back
I love you…
But this is the last time
Either you rise
Or I leave you behind
How many chances…
How many chances…
How many chances do you get?
[Outro – soft]
I loved you enough
To believe in your change…
But sometimes love
Means walking away.