Your face is beaming
You say it's 'cause you're dreaming
Of how good it's going to be
You say you've been around
And now you've finally found
Everything you wanted and needed in me
I don't have the heart to hurt you
It's the last thing i want to do
But i don't have the heart to love you
Not the way you want me to
Inside i'm dying to see you crying
How can i make you understand
I care about you, so much about you, baby
I'm trying to say this as gently as i can
'cause i don't have the heart to hurt you
It's the last thing i want to do
But i don't have the heart to love you
Not the way you want me to
You're so trusting and open
Hoping that love will start
But i don't have the heart
Oh no, i don't have the heart [ Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/i/ingram_james/i_dont_have_the_heart.html ]
Ouch! It's so painful to know that the person you love doesn't have the same feelings with you but still he wants to be a friend with you; he's hoping that the girl will understand & as much as he doesn't want to see the girl cry. He doesn't want to hurt the girl, but at the same time he cannot lie to himself that he doesn't really love her... I am a girl who loves a friend so much & i am going through this situation as well. It is so painful! Hoping that i gonna get over him in time, by god's grace & mercy. :)
When i actually listened to the words of the song, it really sank in.. I'm going through the same exact thing right now.. Therefore, i think it's about a girl who loves a guy but he only feels for her as a friend.. As much as he knows how much she loves him, he doesn't have the heart to hurt her, but yet he doesn't have the heart to love her like she wants him to..