Depend on me.

Weigh me down until my knees burn against the asphalt.

Because no one else will do this.

I will pick you up and lift you

until you reach the brink of where you need to be.

And then I will shove you out into the world

where you will find someone real.

And you will hate me-God, you will.

The pain of being left on your own-

it takes far too long to fade.

But even if you don’t see it, you’re ready.

Because when you come to love me so much,

you will no longer need me there

to hold you back.

Depend on me,

I will teach you how to love.