I chose you repeatedly

Verse 1

You sat across from me talking 'bout your future

Like I was just another name in the conversation

You told me about her smile, her eyes, her laugh

Then mentioned mine like I should be grateful for the mention

I laughed it off, played it cool

Like my whole world wasn't breaking

'Cause I'd already made my choice

While you were still debating

Pre-Chorus

You had a list of possibilities

I had one place in my heart

Funny how I spent years holding on

While you couldn't even decide where to start

Chorus

I never wanted to win some competition

Never wanted to be compared

Never wanted to hear my name

Like it belonged beside theirs

I was waiting for you

You were weighing your options

I was building forever

You were making selections

And looking back now, that's the moment I knew

The right person doesn't need a list to choose

Verse 2

I kept mistaking patience for devotion

Kept calling uncertainty fate

Thought if I stayed long enough

Love would finally show up late

But love doesn't leave you guessing

Love doesn't put you on a shelf

And every time you couldn't choose me

I slowly stopped choosing myself

Pre-Chorus

I wasn't asking for perfection

Just someone sure enough to stay

But every maybe that you handed me

Took a little more of me away

Chorus

I never wanted to win some competition

Never wanted to be compared

Never wanted to hear my name

Like it belonged beside theirs

I was waiting for you

You were weighing your options

I was building forever

You were making selections

And looking back now, that's the moment I knew

The right person doesn't need a list to choose

Bridge

Maybe that's why it hurt so much

Not because you didn't pick me

But because every time you couldn't decide

I chose you repeatedly

You weren't breaking my heart all at once

You were doing it little by little

While I stood there trying to earn a place

I should've never had to win

Final Chorus

I never wanted to win some competition

I wanted a love that was sure

Someone who'd see me and know immediately

Not keep searching for something more

I stopped waiting for you

And started choosing me

Funny how the door finally opened

When I found the strength to leave

Now I know the truth

I deserved more than being one of a few

'Cause real love doesn't make a list

It just knows.