Learned

He doesn't understand her loneliness
Tried hard as a lover can, she can't go on like this
She accepts the love she thinks that she deserves
But always gives too much, that's just
The way that she has learned to love
Learned to love

See, growing up she had to fight for love
She felt all alone
And when she acted out well, her mother kicked her out of home
Turned to boys and drugs to make her feel heard
But it never worked, that's just the way that she has learned to love
Mmm, learned to love

He doesn't understand his own temperament
Laid down by his father's hand, family sentiment
Woman he loves in pain from fits of rage most every day
It's not okay, he knows there must be better ways to learn to love
Learn to love

See, growing up he had to fight for love
He was all alone
Had it rough at school, but not as rough as what he had at home
He couldn't understand why everyone would leave
His heart would bleed and through his needs he learned to love
How did he, how did he learn to love?

Some are born into lives with days full of smiles and houses are homes
Where lessons are learned and boundaries
Respected and then set in stone
Access to good education and those who are patient are guiding the way
They have food on the table and told
They are loved at the end of the day
Others come out of their mothers and into
A life where they're fighting through tears
Those who are supposed to protect them subject
Them to trauma they'll battle for years
Never been given the time, the system
Dismissed them and turned them away
Day into night is a struggle to heal and face another day

How do they, how do they learn to love?
How do they learn to love, oh yeah?
How do we, how do we learn to love?
Love