you know i'm not the kind of girl 
they write sad songs about
but sometimes i get tired 
of making do or do without
and when i'm crying in my bed tonight 
ain't no one gonna hear
cause i ain't no pretty woman 
and i ain't got pretty tears

just because i'm strong
it don't mean i don't ever need someone
just cause i know better
it don't mean i want to know
just cause i'm not crying
it don't mean my heart ain't broken, no and
just cause you don't love me
that don't mean you have to go

love's a force of nature
love is not a force of will
and if i had my way
i'd make the whole damn world stand still
when i wake up in the morning
dawn is breaking against my head
and there's a bottle on my pillow
and there's no one in my bed

just because i'm strong 
it don't mean i don't ever need someone
just cause i know better
it don't mean i want to know
just cause i'm not crying
that don't mean my heart ain't broken, no and
just cause you don't love me
that don't mean you have to go

repeat chorus

(c) 1994 meredith tanner.  all rights reserved.