Not Another Love Song

Verse 1

Ain’t no choir-boy shine on my name

Got a gravel-road voice and a hard-earned ache

Hands stay dirty, heart don’t fake

I been living just south of wrong

I don’t sell dreams I can’t afford

I clock my time, I carry my load

But when I pull you close after work gets old

Girl, that’s where I’m strong

Pre-Chorus

I don’t do perfect, don’t do pretend

But I’ll ride with you ‘til the bitter end

Chorus

This ain’t your average love song, baby

It’s low lights, slow nights, kinda hazy

Cold beer sweat and truth too heavy

Still staying all night long

It’s outlaw love with an R&B sway

Two tired hearts finding a better way

If you want clean, you got the wrong song

This is love — just not your average love song

Verse 2

I don’t buy diamonds to prove a thing

I buy time when the phone don’t ring

I’ll sit dead quiet, let the silence sing

When the world caves in on you

End of the day, one glass poured slow

Bourbon burn, let the hard part go

I ain’t got much, but what I know

Girl, I’ll give it to you

Pre-Chorus

I won’t promise Heaven above

But I’ll give you honest, working-man love

Chorus

This ain’t your average love song, baby

No white lace, no Sunday-maybe

It’s bare skin truths and slow-burn crazy

Learning how to hold on

It’s dashboard glow and midnight drives

Hands locked tight through real-life fights

If you want safe, you got the wrong song

This is love — just not your average love song

Bridge (Half-time, deep R&B pocket)

Lay your head on my worn-out chest

Hear that beat — yeah, it’s doing its best

Still thumping through the weight and stress

Of a long damn day

We don’t need saving, just need space

A little grace in a quiet place

If loving you’s a risk I take

Baby, I’m all the way in

Break (spoken / sung)

I don’t need smoke…

Just something strong…

And you right here when the night gets long.

Chorus (Last — fuller, dirtier groove)

This ain’t your average love song, baby

It’s earned trust, not something flashy

It’s broken men still learning how to say it

Without lying in the tone

It’s outlaw slow with a soul-deep groove

A little danger, a lotta truth

If you want fake, keep moving on

This is love — not your average love song

Outro

Yeah it’s rough, it’s real, it’s grown

Hits harder when you’re alone

Turn it up, let the bass roll strong

Not your average love song.