(soft guitar intro — rain in background)
Verse 1
I learned young how hearts can break
How words can cut and people change
So now I hide behind my smile
Even when I wanna stay
And you…
You’ve been right there for years
Laughing through my guarded tears
Close enough to touch my hand
But I still don’t understand
Why somebody like you
Could ever love somebody damaged too
Pre-Chorus
So I bite my tongue
Every time you look my way
Cause my heart runs wild
But my fear makes me afraid
Chorus
I’m scared of what I feel
Scared you’ll see the scars too real
Scared my past might chase you off
Before we ever get this lost
Cause if I let you in tonight
And you leave like all the rest might
I don’t know if I could survive
Watching my future say goodbye
So I stay quiet
Even though I want you mine
Verse 2
You remember little things
Songs I like and midnight dreams
And sometimes when you say my name
It sounds different… soft and safe
But safe is something I don’t know
I’ve only learned how to let go
Bridge (piano joins softly)
Maybe love ain’t meant to hurt
Maybe not every door slams shut
Maybe you’re the proof that God
Still sends good people after rough
And maybe one day
I’ll finally tell you the truth…
That every love song I write
Has always sounded like you
Final Chorus
I’m still scared of what I feel
But maybe healing can be real
Maybe my past don’t own my heart
Maybe this is where I start
And if your hand reaches for mine
Maybe this time… I won’t hide
(soft rain fades out)