Will You Bother?

You say sorry like it’s second nature,

Another promise painted on the paper.

You saw me pulling back, fading slow,

Now you’re reaching out, but do I let it go?

I’ve been holding on to echoes,

Waiting for a change that never shows.

I’m tired of words that disappear,

I need proof you’ll still be here.

Will you bother when the fire dies down,

When I’m not halfway out, when I’m still around?

Will you care when it’s quiet, when it’s just the day-to-day,

Or only when you feel me slip away?

Will you bother?

Tell me, will you bother?

I can’t keep dancing with the maybes,

You’re either here for real or you’ll betray me.

I want to trust the way you say my name,

But broken records always sound the same.

I’ve been burned by empty tries,

Hope that flickers, then it dies.

I don’t want a fleeting fight,

I need someone who’ll stay the night.

Will you bother when the fire dies down,

When I’m not halfway out, when I’m still around?

Will you care when it’s quiet, when it’s just the day-to-day,

Or only when you feel me slip away?

Will you bother?

Tell me, will you bother?

Don’t tell me what I want to hear,

Show me love that lasts, year to year.

If you’re gonna stay, then prove it true,

‘Cause I can’t keep chasing after you.

Will you bother when the fire dies down,

When I’m not halfway out, when I’m still around?

Will you care when it’s quiet, when it’s just the day-to-day,

Or only when you feel me slip away?

Will you bother?

Tell me, will you bother…

This time?