Still Where I Belong

I thought leaving was growing up

New suits, new names, brand new luck

I learned how to look confident

Even when my heart wasn’t in it

You stayed where the lights are low

Same streets, same old jokes we know

I said I’d never look back again

Funny how life loves proving me wrong

I chased a version of myself

That didn’t know how to love like you

I ran so far just to come back

Thought I was done, but here we are

Tried to be cool, tried to move fast

But you still see me as I am

Through all my pride and every role

I’m still where I belong

Yeah, I crossed the world, lost control

Just to learn where I belong

I dated faces, not a soul

Perfect smiles, but nothing whole

They knew my name, my favorite drink

But never how I actually think

You laugh at things I try to hide

Call me out, then stand by my side

You never asked me to be more

Just me, nothing extra, nothing forced

Maybe love ain’t fireworks

Maybe it’s knowing what hurts

I ran so far just to come back

Changed my hair, changed my plans

I tried to fit in every room

But I still fit best next to you

No big speech, no perfect tone

I’m still where I belong

Yeah, I learned it the long way home

I’m still where I belong

I was busy playing someone new

While you stayed real, stayed true

Guess growing up ain’t leaving town

It’s knowing what won’t let you down

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I ran so far just to come back

Thought love was luck, turns out it’s choice

All the noise, all the acts

Couldn’t drown out your voice

If home is more than flesh and bone

If love feels easy when it’s strong

Then yeah, after all this running on

I’m still where I belong

No dramatic ending scene

Just two people finally clean

I don’t need saving, I was wrong

I was just gone a little too long

But now I know, and now I’m done

Running from where I’m from.