Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I used to wait up smiling whenever you came home,
Used to wear your favorite perfume underneath my satin robe.
I would listen to your worries, rub the tension from your neck,
Give you every kind of loving while receiving disrespect.
I ignored the little changes, kept believing in your word,
Until another woman’s laughter in the background could be heard.
Now you say I’m acting colder, say I question everything,
But you introduced suspicion to the love I used to bring.

[Chorus]
Don’t blame the woman I became,
You taught my trusting heart to double-check your every claim.
I wasn’t born guarded; I was open from the start.
You kept bringing outside women into our private part.
I still love you, but my love no longer enters without proof.
Don’t blame the woman I became—
You introduced her to the truth.

[Verse 2]
You say you miss my softness and the way I used to give,
But softness needs protection if you want it there to live.
You cannot leave me guessing, then demand a peaceful home,
Or disappear without a word, then hate sleeping alone.
I still want your hands on me, still remember every place,
Still feel my anger weakening when you’re inches from my face.
But wanting you don’t cancel what your choices put me through.
And loving you won’t make me stop requiring more from you.

[Bridge]
Be consistent if you want me to relax inside your arms.
Give me honesty, not passion used to cover up the harm.
I don’t need another promise that dissolves after tonight.
Show me loving this relationship is worth another fight.

[Final Chorus]
Don’t blame the woman I became,
You took a loyal lover and made caution know her name.
I still have heat, tenderness and everything you miss,
But trust must enter first before you earn another kiss.
I can love you without losing every boundary I reclaimed.
Don’t blame the woman I became.