First and Last

You saw me coming.
I didn't see you,
Didn't know people like you
Deceived people like me.

You don't feel love.
Make a good show,
Fool those who really do feel
What you really don't know.

You were supposed
To love me forever.
You made that promise in church.
You had your fingers crossed.

You were my world.
How could I fall for your lies?
My inexperience played into your hands.
The price was very high.

Drink was your mistress.
You spoke with your fists.
Sometimes there were other women, too
But through it all I still loved you.

You were my first,
You would be the last.
Such was the promise I made myself,
To protect myself from the past.