I’ve been biting my tongue so long
It’s starting to bleed
Trying not to turn every crack
Into a reason to leave
I still set your coffee where you like
Still wait up too late
Still fighting the part of me
That knows when love’s too late
Pre-Chorus
I don’t need perfect
I just need fair
I don’t need saving
I just need you there
Chorus
I don’t wanna leave, but I will if I have to
I don’t wanna give up on me and you
I’ve carried this hope like it’s fragile glass
But I won’t bleed just to make it last
I don’t wanna go, I still want us to
But I won’t stay where I’m breaking in two
I don’t wanna leave…
But I will if I have to
Verse 2
I’ve learned how to stand in the storm
Without raising my voice
Funny how silence can still
Feel like a choice
I’ve made room for your shadows
Cut mine down small
Love shouldn’t feel like
I’m braced for the fall
Pre-Chorus
I don’t need fireworks
I need truth
I don’t need promises
I need proof
Chorus
I don’t wanna leave, but I will if I have to
I don’t wanna lose what we still could do
I’ve held on long past the warning signs
Calling damage “just bad timing”
I don’t wanna go, I still believe
But belief shouldn’t cost all of me
I don’t wanna leave…
But I will if I have to
Bridge
This ain’t a threat
It’s a line in the sand
I’m reaching for you
With a shaking hand
If you meet me halfway
I’m staying right here
If not… I’ll walk
With my head held clear
Final Chorus
I don’t wanna leave, but I will if I have to
I’ve done all I can do
I still love you, yeah that’s the truth
But love shouldn’t feel like something you survive
I don’t wanna leave, but I won’t lose my life
Trying to keep this alive
Outro
I don’t wanna leave…
But I will
If I have to
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