this song is about being afraid of falling in love, in my opinion.
in the beginning of the song, she's singing about all the things she would do if she had "you" aka the object of her affection.
then towards the middle of the song, she sings about how it came to that point (where she could finally show her love all she would do for him), but she didn't know how to say it (scared of what she was feeling, didn't know how to explain herself, nervous, etc.) and so she stays mum and removes herself from the situation, thus leading to the lyrics:
"cause it was what i wouldn't do,
i HAD you babe, i HAD you,
it was what i wouldn't do,
when i had you babe, i had you."
so she finally did get that person, but she couldn't bring herself to say "i love you," so, like i said, she ditched the relationship before it got more serious. ("i left before someone got hurt").
this song is about being afraid of falling in love, in my opinion.
in the beginning of the song, she's singing about all the things she would do if she had "you" aka the object of her affection.
then towards the middle of the song, she sings about how it came to that point (where she could finally show her love all she would do for him), but she didn't know how to say it (scared of what she was feeling, didn't know how to explain herself, nervous, etc.) and so she stays mum and removes herself from the situation, thus leading to the lyrics:
"cause it was what i wouldn't do, i HAD you babe, i HAD you, it was what i wouldn't do, when i had you babe, i had you."
so she finally did get that person, but she couldn't bring herself to say "i love you," so, like i said, she ditched the relationship before it got more serious. ("i left before someone got hurt").
the last part of the lyrics posted are wrong.