Lyrics

**Verse 1**
I used to think that love was only
Something people said at night
A tender word, a warm embrace
A promise everything would be alright

I gave my heart without protection
Never counted what it cost
I thought loving meant surrender
Even when I felt myself get lost

I stayed too long in empty places
Trying to make a wrong love right
But every tear became a lesson
That led me from the dark into the light

**Pre-Chorus**
Now I know love isn’t weakness
It takes courage to believe
And the heart that loves sincerely
Must know when to stay and when to leave

**Chorus**
Love taught me better
It showed me what my heart is worth
It brought me through the fire
And helped me find myself again

Love taught me patience
But it also taught me strength
I used to give my all for nothing
Now I know what love should bring

I respect the way it heals me
I respect the way it grows
Love taught me better, baby
More than I could ever know

**Verse 2**
I used to beg for your attention
Just to feel you wanted me
I kept lowering my expectations
Calling chains security

I mistook pain for devotion
Thought that tears meant love was deep
But a heart should not be punished
For the promises it keeps

Then I looked into the mirror
Saw a woman I forgot
She had given everybody everything
And saved herself the smallest part

**Pre-Chorus**
So I gathered up my spirit
And I finally understood
Love should never leave you broken
When it claims to mean you good

**Chorus**
Love taught me better
It showed me what my heart is worth
It brought me through the fire
And helped me find myself again

Love taught me patience
But it also taught me strength
I used to give my all for nothing
Now I know what love should bring

I respect the way it heals me
I respect the way it grows
Love taught me better, baby
More than I could ever know

**Bridge**
Love is not a word you whisper
Then forget when morning comes
It’s standing strong through every season
When the easy days are done

It is kindness without keeping score
Truth without disguise
It’s seeing someone’s deepest scars
And never making them feel small

I’ve learned love can be forgiving
But forgiveness has a line
And loving you should never mean
I have to stop loving mine

**Final Chorus**
Love taught me better
Now I’m standing tall and free
I no longer chase affection
From someone who won’t cherish me

Love taught me courage
To demand what I deserve
To give my heart with wisdom
And protect the woman I have become

I respect its sacred power
I won’t misuse it anymore
Love taught me better, baby
Than I ever knew before

**Outro**
I’m still willing to believe in love
But I see it differently
Real love won’t ask me to disappear
Just to keep somebody pleased

Every heartbreak had a purpose
Every tear helped me discover
Before I place my heart in someone’s hands
I must first respect the power of love.