

Prompt / Lyrics
I checked the window until the sun went down Mapping every headlight that rolled through this town You said you'd be here by at least half-past four To help me with the math and the lock on the door I kept my sneakers tied tight just in case Waiting for the smile on your familiar face But the clock on the wall keeps on ticking so loud Like a heavy rain falling from a lonely gray cloud And I wonder if I did something wrong today To make you decide that you should stay away Oh, you're the ghost in the hallway, the shadow in the hall The one I keep catching whenever I fall But you're never really there to pick up the pieces Just a long-distance promise that never quite ceases To hurt like a bruise that won't ever fade out Leaving me here with the silence and doubt Yeah, I'm a little girl growing up way too fast Waiting for a love that was meant to last I saw you on the screen in a picture you posted While I sat at the table feeling like I was ghosted You were laughing with friends in a city far away Forgot it was my recital, forgot what to say My teacher asked me where my daddy had gone I just bit my lip and tried to carry on I played every note with a shake in my hand Searching for the one person who’d understand That a choice isn't a mistake when it happens ten times It’s a rhythm of leaving, like sad country rhymes Oh, you're the ghost in the hallway, the shadow in the hall The one I keep catching whenever I fall But you're never really there to pick up the pieces Just a long-distance promise that never quite ceases To hurt like a bruise that won't ever fade out Leaving me here with the silence and doubt Yeah, I'm a little girl growing up way too fast Waiting for a love that was meant to last I don't need a toy or a check in the mail I just need a ship that is willing to sail Through the storm and the rain just to get to my side Instead of a father who’s looking to hide I’m eleven years old and I’m learning the truth That you’re stealing the magic right out of my youth Oh, you're the ghost in the hallway, the shadow in the hall The one I keep catching whenever I fall But you're never really there to pick up the pieces Just a long-distance promise that never quite ceases To hurt like a bruise that won't ever fade out Leaving me here with the silence and doubt Yeah, I'm a little girl growing up way too fast Waiting for a love that was meant to lastI’m turning the porch light off now I’m learning to get by somehow Just an empty chair where you should be Setting my heart finally free
Tags
Country., female. Lyrical. Passionate. Slow. Depressive
5:27
No
4/21/2026