[Verse 1]
What if you only wanted one side of me?
One that doesn't feel every shade of everything
How you gonna be down for something you ain't seen?
Drownin' is a quiet thing

[Pre-Chorus]
When I can't sleep through the night, when I need a place to hide
Lonely has me in his teeth, remind me to breathe

[Chorus]
I wanna be loved and left alone
I know we only want the stars 'cause we can't get close
I wanna be loved and left alone
I wanna be loved and left alone

[Verse 2]
Will you put your hands on someone who's hurtin'?
I can't be yours and not be a burden
Can never point to the pain, but something ain't workin'
I can't love the both of us

[Pre-Chorus]
When I can't sleep through the night, when I need a place to hide
Lonely has me in his teeth, remind me to breathe
[Chorus]
I wanna be loved and left alone
I know we only want the stars 'cause we can't get close
I wanna be loved and left alone
I wanna be loved and left alone

[Bridge]
You confess your feelings and it doesn't kill me, but it almost does
You, you up and leave me and it doesn't kill me, but it almost did

[Chorus]
I wanna be loved and left alone
I know we only want the stars 'cause we can't get close
I wanna be loved and left alone
I wanna be loved and left alone

[Outro]
I just wanna be loved, please don't go