You can not be a knight in shining armor
Or the prince ready to sweep me off my feet.

High expectations have ruined
far too many things for me.

You can't stay up past 3 o'clock
You seem to get bored when we talk.

I grew up on movies and books
that implanted too many unrealistic thoughts.

We don't kiss in the rain
And you don't buy me white roses (because red ones are a bore).

But I guess, there really is no point
in tired cliches like that.

You can't toss rocks at my window
Or make a mix tape of your favorite love songs.

Maybe I was born in the wrong decade
for this thing called love.

Sometimes I'd rather talk than text
Sometimes I'd rather sleep than kiss.

Hollywood taught me
to expect things I'll never get.

You wouldn't grab me by the waist and not let me go until I told you what's wrong
You wouldn't act rough and passionate and take fully control

The world taught me to be sexist and submissive
always wanting the man to have control.

I don't even have a ring on my finger
a sign marking that I'm yours to forever hold.

But I guess I'm just old fashioned
and traditions fade with time.

I know you love me
and I know that you are mine.

I wouldn't trade you away for anything.
Sometimes, I just let my expectations get the best of me.

But in reality none of it even matters
as long as I know
that you love me.