Verse 1
You only call when the house is quiet
When the neon’s gone and the bottle’s low
Your voice gets soft like you finally mean it
Like I’m the only place you know
You say my name like a second chance
Like I’m the answer you’ve been praying for
But the sun comes up, you sober up
And you don’t sound like that anymore
Pre-Chorus
I lay there staring at the ceiling
Trying to make sense of what you said
Wondering if it was truth or just the whiskey
Talking in your head
Chorus
You only love me when you’re breaking
When you don’t trust your own head
You swear I’m everything you wanted
Then take it back with morning breath
I’m done believing words you borrow
From the bottom of your glass
If you can’t love me when you’re sober
Don’t love me like that
Verse 2
I know the way you laugh when you’re honest
It only shows when you’ve had a few
You talk about forever like it’s easy
Then act surprised when I believe you
I tell myself you’re just scared of feeling
That you don’t mean to hurt me so
But loving you shouldn’t feel like guessing
What you’ll remember when you’re cold
Pre-Chorus
I trace every word you stumble through
Try to decide what’s real
If you mean it every time you say it
Why don’t you say it when you’re clear?
Chorus
You only love me when you’re breaking
When you don’t trust your own head
You swear I’m everything you wanted
Then take it back with morning breath
I’m done believing words you borrow
From the bottom of your glass
If you can’t love me when you’re sober
Don’t love me like that
Bridge
Maybe I fell for who you are at closing time
When your guard finally comes undone
Maybe I’m tired of waiting on courage
That only shows when the night’s half gone
If I walked away, would you stop me?
Or just pour another round?
I don’t know what hurts worse anymore
You reaching out… or backing down
Final Chorus
You only love me when you’re breaking
When you don’t trust your own head
You swear I’m everything you wanted
Then take it back with morning breath
I won’t keep catching words you drop
Just to watch you change your past
If you can’t love me when you’re sober
Don’t love me like that
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