Nobody’s ever looked as good as you look goin’ downtown
Nobody’s ever made me fall the way I’m fallin’ right now
Nobody’s ever stole and broken my heart
The way that you did and still are
Just cause I love you, don’t mean I want to
Just cause I need you, don’t mean I ought to
Just cause I feel like I feel when we kiss
Don’t mean that the pain isn’t as real as it is
Just cause I love you, don’t mean I want to
(Don’t mean I want to)
Remember the song I was playin’ in the car on our first date?
Cause I do
Just cause it’s over doesn’t mean that it’s over for me
Yeah, like it is you
Just cause I pick up when you call, don’t mean that I wanna talk
Just cause I love you, don’t mean I want to
Just cause I need you, don’t mean I ought to
Just cause I feel like I feel when we kiss
Don’t mean that the pain isn’t as real as it is
Just cause I love you, don’t mean I want to
Come over and hold you, lay down beside you
Just cause your someone I can’t say goodbye to
Just cause I love you, don’t mean I want to
Just cause I need you, don’t mean I ought to
Just cause I feel like I feel when we kiss
Don’t mean that the pain isn’t as real as it is
Just cause I love you, don’t mean I want to
The Complexity of Holding On
Avery Anna’s “Just Cause I Love You” delves into the emotional turmoil of loving someone you know you shouldn’t. The lyrics capture the push and pull between lingering feelings and the pain of a relationship that’s ended. Anna explores the idea that love isn’t always logical or healthy, and that sometimes heartache can coexist with powerful affection. The repeated phrase, “Just cause I love you, don’t mean I want to,” underlines the struggle of separating emotional attachment from what’s best for oneself. Listeners are drawn into the vulnerability of wanting to move on, yet still being unable to fully let go.
Song Credits
“Just Cause I Love You” is performed by Avery Anna. Songwriter and release details have not been publicly provided at this time.