Leather and lies

Verse 1

Mama said, “Girl, don’t play with flame”

But I like my kisses tasting like blame

White tee, cigarette grin

Halo hanging by a thread of sin

He don’t walk in — he tilts the room

Smells like smoke and cheap cologne

Good men knock, but I let ‘em pass

I want the match, not the glass

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Pre-Chorus

Red flags waving in neon light

But I look better in the firelight

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Chorus

I always fall for the leather and liar

The match in the dark, gasoline fire

He don’t play nice, he don’t play fair

But I like the damage he leaves there

Safe never makes my pulse run higher

I crave the burn, I crave the wire

Call it a curse, call it desire

I always fall for the leather and liar

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Verse 2

He don’t promise me forever, no

Just leaves his jacket when he goes

World says he’s bad to the bone

But he’s softer when we’re alone

He drags a thumb across my waist

Says, “You knew what I was.”

Yeah, I did.

And I can hear my future closing doors.

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Pre-Chorus

My friends say “run,”

But I like the chase

He looks like sin

With my name on his face

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Bridge

Maybe I don’t want steady hands

Maybe I like broken plans

Maybe I need the ache to prove

That I’ve still got something to lose

I know this kind of love don’t age well

But I’ve never been good at wishing well

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Final Chorus

I always fall for the leather and liar

The match in the dark, gasoline fire

He don’t play nice, he don’t play fair

And I’m still reaching for him there

Safe never makes my pulse run higher

I crave the burn, I crave the wire

Call it a curse, call it desire

I always fall…

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Outro

For the leather…

and the liar.

…And I can hear my future closing doors.

But I stay.