What is love?

What is love?
I ask myself
And I don't really know

I know I care
And want to protect
But is that really love?

Is love itself the longevity
The desire to care
To protect

And although it may not feel exciting
Is that love?

Is that what it's supposed to be
No hearts and flowers
But care?

On a scale where you'd lay down your life
To shelter
To provide for and protect.

Is love itself the longevity
The desire to care
To protect

And although it may not feel exciting
Is that love?

That stomach flipping
Sickly feeling that makes us feel alive.
Is that just infatuation?

Is what happens when something's new
Not love
But a chemical reaction.

Is love itself the longevity
The desire to care
To protect

And although it may not feel exciting
Is that love?

When we 1st meet everything feels electric
And over time
Well, normality kicks in

Do we love each other less
Because normality took hold
Or do we indeed have more?

Is love itself the longevity
The desire to care
To protect

And although it may not feel exciting
Is that love?

Or does love actually not exist
And we simply fit together
Some of us forever

Whatever the truth
Relationships are special
And the good times we should treasure

Is love itself the longevity
The desire to care
To protect

And although it may not feel exciting
Is that love?

The bad times are a challenge
And will take your heart
And stamp on it

So 1st and foremost
Love yourself
And the other stuff, let it be.