Verse 1 Em G head under water Bm and they tell me D to breathe easy for a while Em G but breathing gets harder Bm D even i know that Em G you made room for me Bm but its too soon to see D if im happy in your hands Em G Bm D im unusually hard to hold on to Prechorus: Em D blank stares at blank pages G A no easy way to say this Em D G you mean well, but you make this hard on me Chorus: Em i'm not gonna write you a love song A 'cause you asked for it D G 'cause you need one, you see Em i'm not gonna write you a love song A 'cause you tell me it's D make or break in this G if you're on your way Em D i'm not gonna write you to stay Bm E if all you have is leavin' im'a need a better reason G A Em G Bm D to write you a love song today Verse 2 (Same as verse 1) i learned the hard way that they all say things you wanna hear and my heavy heart sings deep down under you and your twisted words your help just hurts you were not what i thought you were hello to high and dry Prechorus: convinced me to please you made me think that i need this too i'm trying to let you hear me as i am Chorus i'm not gonna write you a love song 'cause you asked for it 'cause you need one, you see i'm not gonna write you a love song 'cause you tell me it's make or break in this if your on your way i'm not gonna write you to stay if all you have is leavin' im'a need a better reason to write you a love song today Bridge: Bm F#m G promise me D A you'll leave the light on Bm F#m G to help me see D A with daylight, my guide, gone Bm F# G 'cause i believe there's a way A you can love me because i say Chorus: i wont write you a love song 'cause you asked for it 'cause you need one you see i'm not gonna write you a love song 'cause you tell me it's make or break in this is that why you wanted a love song 'cause you asked for it 'cause you need one you see im not gonna write you a love song 'cause you tell me it's make or break in this if your on your way im not gonna write you to stay G if your heart is no where in it A i dont want it for a minute Bm babe ill walk the seven seas F# when i believe that there's a reason G A Em G Bm D to write you a love song today, today