Like an Option

You call when the tank runs dry

When your other plans all die

I’m the last name on your screen

Not the one you choose to keep

You leave me parked at the curb

Like I don’t deserve a word

I can hear it in your pause

I’m the backup, not the cause

I’m tired of the maybe

Tired of the wait

If I’m gonna be your heartbeat

I won’t be second place

Don’t treat me like an option

Don’t put me on the shelf

If I’m not your first choice

I can love myself

Don’t treat me like an option

I’m not here to pretend

If you want me, want me

All the way till the end

You show up sweet, then you slip

Leave me choking on the trip

Of a half-made promise scene

And a door left slightly open

I’m the one who held you up

While you poured another cup

Now you want my time and heart

Like they never had to start

I’m tired of the maybe

Tired of the wait

If I’m gonna be your heartbeat

I won’t be second place

Don’t treat me like an option

Don’t put me on the shelf

If I’m not your first choice

I can love myself

Don’t treat me like an option

I’m not here to pretend

If you want me, want me

All the way till the end

If you need me, say it straight

If you’re leaving, close the gate

I won’t beg for half your light

I was born to stand upright

Don’t treat me like an option

Don’t put me on the shelf

If I’m not your first choice

I can love myself

Don’t treat me like an option

I’m not here to pretend

If you want me, want me

All the way till the end