"Not a Movie"

She’s in love with a script
Perfect words at the perfect time
Every kiss in the pouring rain
Every ending tied up fine
She’s waiting on a scene change
Some big moment, some grand reveal
I’m out here living real life
Trying to give her something real
Pre-Chorus
I ain’t got a soundtrack playing
When I walk through the door
Just a heart that keeps on staying
Even when it’s more than I planned for

It’s not a movie
Or a fake TV show
No slow-motion run
No lines I already know
She wants love like the screen says it goes
I’m giving her dirt-road truth and rock-and-roll
It’s not a movie
It’s real life, I know

They don’t show the long workdays
Or the miles it takes to stay
They don’t show the hard talks
When you choose not to walk away
I don’t vanish just to come back changed
Don’t need the storm to prove I care
I’m right here in the middle of it
While she’s wishing I was somewhere else

It’s not a movie
Or a fake TV show
No perfect timing
No curtain close
She wants love like the screen says it goes
I’m giving her something solid she can hold
It’s not a movie
But it’s the best I know
Bridge (Break it down → build back up)
If she wants fireworks every night
She’s gonna miss the steady flame
I’m a man, not a highlight reel
And love ain’t a frame-by-frame


It’s not a movie
Or a fake TV show
No big speech
Just staying close
She wants love like the screen says it goes
I’m giving her real, not a role
It’s not a movie
It’s a hell of a lot closer than she knows

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