I can’t give you the kind of love those other girls would

See I’m still stuck at this fork of not knowing what to do

But I can’t explain what it is when we’re kissing after dark

What I’m missing, I’ve yet to figure out.

I can’t give you this attention you so want from me

See I’m still stuck in between

But I can’t explain what your smile brings to me

What I’m missing, I’ve yet to uncover.

I can’t understand why the dismissive have me weighed down

See I’m stuck with this grudge I can’t lay to waste

But I can’t explain what you’re doing to me

What I’m missing, I’ve yet to discover.

I can't give you the time of day like you really deserve

See I’m still holding on, still in reserve

But I can’t explain what just hugging you does to me

What I’m missing, I’ve not begun to understand.

I can’t stop drinking to salvage a word

to explain this to you

that I’m weighed down hard, chain and sea

It’d be nice to know what I’m missing

If I’d only begun to understand

What’s behind it all?

-Kelsi Taylor 2013