Getting away (resubmitted)

You beat me
Until I was black and blue
You forced me to say
I love you

I really hated you
With all my heart
I knew I'd be better off
If we were apart

But I couldn't leave you
I don't know why
Probably because
It made you cry

I felt bad for you
But you hurt me in more than one way
I couldn't take it
But I decided to stay

I thought there was something wrong with me
But really it was just you
I didn't want to leave
But I knew I had to

I stopped calling you
And answering the phone
I always made sure
I was never alone

I knew you would come for me
I knew I would have to face you one day
But as long as I could
I would try and stay away