You Can't Love Me

Story Behind The Song

The opening line of the song "I picked up his ashtray, it had a cigarette burning halfway, I put it out on the porch", just kinda "came out" of Kris' mouth. Teresa had the hook idea to begin with, and it developed from there.

Song Description

The woman singer says "you can't love me, cause you don't love you" as she is leaving her alcoholic husband. The lyric is powerful and moving, the music is poignant, haunting, with determined emotion.

Song Length 4:40 Genre Country - General
Tempo Very Slow (Under 70) Lead Vocal Female Vocal
Mood Composed, Poignant Subject Sadness, Alchohol, Beer, Wine
Similar Artists Reba Mcentire Language English
Era 2000 and later

Lyrics

I PICKED UP HIS ASHTRAY, IT HAD A CIGARETTE BURNING HALFWAY
I PUT IT OUT ON THE PORCH
HE’D PASSED OUT IN HIS CHAIR, I TOOK MY RING OFF AND LEFT IT THERE
ON THE TABLE AND TOOK MY SUITCASE TO THE DOOR
FIGHTING BACK TEARS, FIGHTING THROUGH FEAR
MY HEART WAS BREAKING, I CLOSED MY EYES AND SAID

CHORUS
YOU CAN’T LOVE ME, CAUSE YOU DON’T LOVE YOU
I CAN’T CHANGE THE MAN YOU’VE BECOME
YOU ONLY WANT ME BECAUSE YOU NEED ME
A LOVE LIKE THAT IS SO WRONG
HOLDING ON TO NOTHING IS SOMETHING I CAN’T DO
YOU CAN’T LOVE ME
CUASE YOU DON’T LOVE YOU


AS I BACKED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, I SAW HIM STANDING IN THE DOORWAY
AND THEN HE FELL DOWN TO HIS KNEES
BUT I DROVE ON THE STOP SIGN, WHERE I WAS TEMPTED TO CHANGE MY MIND
‘TIL A BOTTLE ROLLED FROM UNDERNEATH THE SEAT
MY ANGRY EYES WERE BURNING, MY HEART WAS DETERMINED
IT WAS TIME TO SAY GOODBYE TO A MAN THAT WASN’T MINE

(REPEAT CHORUS)

BRIDGE
LOVING YOU THE WAY I HAVE HAS HURT MORE THAN IT’S HELPED
NOW I’M JUST DOING WHAT I HAVE TO DO TO SAVE MYSELF

(REPEAT CHORUS)

Lyrics Teresa Wade & Kris Bergsnes Music Teresa Wade
Producer Teresa Wade Publisher BMG Songs/ASCAP-Green Ivy/BMI
Performance Teresa Wade Label N/A
This track is on 1 Member Playlists
Playlist Creator Playlist Name Date Added
Jordin Sparks My Top Songs 9/10/2007

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