Sweet Nothings and Lost Causes

If you can't cry for you,
then please don't smile for me...
If you're not living for yourself,
then how could you die for me?
If you're unable to share,
then it's impossible for you to care
for me...
You couldn't possibly be honest with me
when you're lying to yourself;
How can you be mindful of my needs,
when you hardly ever say what's on your mind?
If your heart's never in the right place,
then how do I place first in your life?
Don't tell me that I'm who you need
when you don't even know what you want...
And please don't play games with me
when you're already a lost cause.
How can you say that I'm the substance of dreams,
when you've been living a nightmare?
I couldn't possibly be all you've got,
you don't even know what you have.
Don't welcome me into your life, when
you don't give thanks
for what you've been given.
You say you don't want to lose me;
But you can't lose
if you were never playing for keeps...