smile and a shrug

Verse 1

Headlights washing over sidewalk cracks

We’re late again but we don’t turn back

You’re humming tunes from a burned-out CD

I’m laughing like I don’t overthink

Cigarette jokes and gas-station lights

Promising change on a Tuesday night

I mean it now, at least I think

Till my mouth moves faster than my drink

Pre-Chorus

I swear I learn, I swear I grow

Then I trip on words I already know

Chorus

I ruin good things with a smile and a shrug

Say the wrong line, then blame the buzz

I get too loud when the room feels right

Set small fires just to feel the light

You say “relax, it’s not that deep”

But I’m my own bad company

Verse 2

Sunburned dreams and a borrowed shirt

Cheap regrets that don’t really hurt

Every promise sounds good at first

Till it’s taped to a hearse in reverse

You keep saying I’ll figure it out

I keep laughing just a little too loud

Every calm moment makes me itch

Like peace is something I might ditch

Pre-Chorus

I hit rewind, I hit repeat

Same old flaw in a different key

Chorus

I ruin good things with a smile and a shrug

Say the wrong line, then blame the buzz

I get too loud when the room feels right

Set small fires just to feel the light

You say “relax, it’s not that deep”

But I’m my own bad company

Bridge

If growing up means biting my tongue

I’m still chewing on being young

I chase the rush, I dodge the truth

Trip over pride in worn-out shoes

Final Chorus

I ruin good things, I always do

Turn gold moments into deja vu

I swear I’m trying, I swear I care

I just get bored when life feels fair

You say “one day you’ll finally see”

Yeah, I’m my own worst enemy

Outro

We watch the sunrise judge our plans

I laugh it off like I always can