I Don't, He Does
Love's Divergence: Embracing Differences in 'I Don't, He Does'
Lyrics
I don’t want a white picket fence, two kids in the yard and one on the way
I am not interested in the traditional suburban life with a family.
I don’t want that same dive bar, drinks with my high school friends every Friday
I don’t desire the routine of going to the same bar every Friday with old friends.
And I don’t want the same life he now does, don’t think we’ll be alright
I don’t want the life he currently has, and I doubt things will be okay.
No I don’t, but I don’t have the heart to tell him that tonight
Although I don't want the life he desires, I can't bring myself to tell him tonight.
I know he wants to believe he only needs me, that I’m someone he can’t live without
He wants to believe I am indispensable, but our hearts are too different.
But we’re two different hearts, two worlds apart, I don’t believe that love’s about
We are fundamentally different, and I don’t think love is what he believes it to be.
Hangin’ on to a fantasy, plantin’ roots somewhere you don’t wanna be
Holding onto a fantasy and settling in a place you don’t want is not my idea of love.
I guess that’s the difference between us: I don’t, he does
The crucial difference between us is that I don’t want that life, but he does.
I don’t want to just settle down and fall into the same old routine
I don’t want to settle down into a monotonous routine.
I don’t believe in askin’ someone to be with you and give up their own dream
I don’t believe in asking someone to give up their dreams for a relationship.
And I don’t think I’d find happiness at the end of some long church aisle
I doubt I would find happiness in a conventional marriage ceremony.
No I don’t, so I should take off the ring and get out of denial
I should remove the ring and face the reality instead of denying it.
I know he wants to believe he only needs me, that I’m someone he can’t live without
He wants to believe I am irreplaceable, but our hearts are too distant.
But we’re two different hearts, two worlds apart, I don’t believe that love’s about
We are inherently different, and my view of love differs from his.
Hangin’ on to a fantasy, plantin’ roots somewhere you don’t wanna be
Clutching onto an unrealistic vision and settling in an undesired place is not love.
I guess that’s the difference between us: I don’t, he does
The key disparity between us is that I don’t want that life, but he does.
I know he wants to believe he only needs me, that I’m someone he can’t live without
He wants to believe I am indispensable, but our hearts are too different.
But we’re two different hearts, two worlds apart, I don’t believe that love’s about
We are fundamentally different, and I don’t think love is what he believes it to be.
Hangin’ on to a fantasy, plantin’ roots somewhere you don’t wanna be
Holding onto a fantasy and settling in a place you don’t want is not my idea of love.
I guess that’s the difference between us: I don’t, he does
The crucial difference between us is that I don’t want that life, but he does.
Do we still wear those rose-coloured glasses when it comes to love?
Is it possible that we still see love through idealized lenses?
I don’t, no I don’t, but he does
I don’t, but he continues to do so.
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