[Intro]
***_
_bike engine fade + lighter "click" + minor piano_
_exhale + muttered:_ "fuck... I'm so stupid"
*[Verse 1]*
You’d come home late, I’d give you silence
Act busy with my game, but I was waiting on your text
You’d ask "babe you mad?" I’d say "nah"
But I was mad... just too proud to ask for attention
I thought you’d never leave
Figured you needed me
Turns out you’re human too
You can get tired of being played
*[Pre-Chorus]*
My boys said "dump her bro, there’s plenty fish"
Yeah there’s plenty... but none of ‘em you
None of ‘em text "did you eat yet"
None of ‘em get mad when I’m out in the rain
None of ‘em stayed by my side
When I had nothing but talk and a big ass ego
Now I got everything
But I’m broke... broke without you
[Chorus]
_**_
_My pride was expensive_
_So expensive I traded you for it_
_For an ego that ain’t worth shit_
_My pride was expensive_
_But the price was you_
_Now I’m poor... poor without you_
_I laugh with my boys_
_But inside I’m screaming_
_"Come back... I miss you"_
_But pride... still expensive_
*[Verse 2]*
I saw your story with him
He opens the car door for you
Small shit I never did for you
‘Cause I thought "that’s corny"
Now I get it
Girls don’t need a rich guy
Girls need a guy who shows up
And I... I wasn’t there when you needed me
I was there when I needed you
I’m a piece of shit for that
*[Pre-Chorus]*
You used to cry, I’d say "stop being dramatic"
Now I’m the one crying... no one’s listening
You asked for my time, I said "I’m busy"
Now I’m free... and you’re busy with someone else
Karma’s fast
No shipping delay
[Chorus]
_**_
_My pride was expensive_
_Acting cool, acting tough, acting like I didn’t need you_
_Turns out I’m the one who needed you most_
_My pride was expensive_
_Thought I won_
_But I lost bad_
_To a guy who’s willing to_
_Drop his ego for you_
_While I..._
_Pushed you away with mine_
[Bridge]
_**_
_beat cuts. Just piano + distant traffic_
_spoken, voice raspy from cigarettes:_
Bro... if you hear this
I’m not asking you to come back
I know I don’t deserve that
I just wanna say...
Sorry I loved you too late
Sorry I protected you too late
Sorry I became a man too late
For a woman as strong as you
I hope... he’s not as dumb as me
Alright... I’ma finish this smoke
Work tomorrow... gotta act like I’m okay again
*[Final Chorus - quieter, tired, done fighting]*
_My pride was expensive_
_And now I’m bankrupt_
_Paying with silence every night_
_With your pics I still haven’t deleted_
_With your last text to me_
_That said "take care"_
_When I’m the one who couldn’t take care_
_Of us_
_Without you_
[Outro]
_**_
_bike engine starts + drives away_
_one piano note + empty air_
_whisper:* "...I’m tired, man. Tired of my pride."
BoyFallInLove
