Didn't see then, but I see it now
How you were my example of love
Wanted one day to have my own
Your connection taught me so much
So, when your ground became shaky I too
Couldn't hold my foundation up, no
Now where was I look to
How was I to know love
But it wasn't for you to deal with
But it really stayed with me
Had me challenge everything I believed
Dear mommy and daddy, I'll tell you a secret
This was hurting me
And dear mommy and daddy, I'll tell you a secret
In the depths of my heart, I still believed
Love became a fantasy an unattainable dream
Started to believe nothing has a happily ever after
So, I looked for the hurt and never saw the beauty
What's the use in fighting if it ends in divorce papers?
I wanted to trust in it
I wanted to know it was
Still out there somewhere (Still out there somewhere)
But hope felt like deception
And deception played its game
So, grow your own roots for love
Before it's too late
Dear mommy and daddy, I'll tell you a secret
This was hurting me
And dear mommy and daddy, I'll tell you a secret
In the depths of my heart, I still believed
Dear mommy and daddy, I'll tell you a secret
(You don't have to worry, I'mma be okay)
This was hurting me (I found love, oh yes, I did)
And dear mommy and daddy, I'll tell you a secret
(And we're taking it day by day)
In the depths of my heart, I still believed
(I learned from all my mistakes)