[Verse 1]
Wrong guy again, I know the pattern by heart
You said the right things, then you tore them apart
I read your silence like it promised me more
While my own friends waited outside my door
I kept your jacket hanging over my chair
Made excuses for the nights you weren't there
I called it patience, called it giving you time
But I was losing pieces just to keep you mine
[Pre-Chorus]
Why does this always happen to me?
I see the red flags, then pretend they're green
I want a love that doesn't make me guess
A hand that stays when life gets hard to hold
[Chorus]
I always pick the wrong guy, too blind to see
He takes the best of me and leaves the rest to bleed
All I want is someone who will care and love me
Someone who won't make me beg to be enough, please
I wanna feel like that girl, the one who's always happy
Laughing in the kitchen, finally breathing easy
Maybe one day I'll stop chasing what won't choose me
Maybe that girl is waiting somewhere inside of me
[Verse 2]
I wore your favorite color, learned your coffee order
Turned every little warning into something softer
My mother asked me if I knew what I deserved
I said, "I'm fine," though my voice began to hurt
There's a picture on my phone I haven't deleted
Two almost-strangers smiling like we meant it
But I don't miss the person I became with you
I miss the girl who thought her heart could make things true
[Pre-Chorus]
Why does this always happen to me?
I give my whole heart before they earn a key
I want a love that doesn't make me small
A steady voice that catches when I fall
[Chorus]
I always pick the wrong guy, too blind to see
He takes the best of me and leaves the rest to bleed
All I want is someone who will care and love me
Someone who won't make me beg to be enough, please
I wanna feel like that girl, the one who's always happy
Laughing in the kitchen, finally breathing easy
Maybe one day I'll stop chasing what won't choose me
Maybe that girl is waiting somewhere inside of me
[Bridge]
No more calling loneliness a sign
No more trading peace for borrowed time
If love is real, it won't require proof
It won't leave me wondering what I have to do
[Final Chorus]
I used to pick the wrong guy, now I see
The love I kept requesting had to start with me
I still want someone who will care and love me
But I won't disappear to make them stay beside me
I can be that girl, the one who's always happy
Laughing in the kitchen, finally breathing easy
And if the right heart finds me, it will choose me freely
Till then, that girl is waiting right here inside of me
[Outro]
Wrong guy again, but not the same girl
I'm learning how to give myself the world