Maybe That's What It Takes

You could have let me fall a little softer than that

You didn't need the rag, the gasoline and the match

But I'll hand it to you, darling, I sure understood

When I watched it burn down around me like you said it could

And maybe that's what it takes, a good heartbreak

Maybe it grows back stronger

And the next time it can last longer

Maybe that's what it takes

Well, it's not that I ever stopped loving you

I just quit waiting for you to love me too

You wore a crown I gave you, but never liked how it fit

But I kneeled at your dress, so you put up with it

Now I can see that you have to believe

You're not a queen just because there's some fool down on his knees

And maybe that's what it takes, a good heartbreak

Maybe it grows back stronger

And the next time it can last longer

Maybe that's what it takes

Well, it's not that I ever stopped loving you

I just quit waiting for you to love me too