Lesson Learned

I guess I really never understood
when you said "Hold the string tight".
"I said I would"

I guess I really never understood
when you said "My heart is in your hands"
I said "I do"

I guess I really never understood
when you said "Let me go, Set me free"
I said "OK"

I guess I really never understood
your heart was like a balloon
that I let slip away.