Ride For Each Other

[Verse 1]
They said we were too young
Said we'd break in a week
Laughed at our daydreams
Called our forever a phase
But you held my shaking hands
When my world came apart
You kissed my crooked edges
You learned the map of my heart
[Chorus]
You love me for me
Not the mask
Not the story they see
Through every heartbreak rumor
Every stormy weather
Thirteen years later
We’re still better together
They doubted our fire
But we turned all that doubt into steam
We ride for each other
You love me for me (oh, you love me for me)
[Verse 2]
You’ve seen my ugly crying
Makeup on your shirt
You’ve heard the words I’m hiding
All the secret hurts
And you don’t need a perfect girl
You just need the truth
I’d walk through another lifetime
If it led me back to you
[Chorus]
You love me for me
Not the mask
Not the story they see
Through every heartbreak rumor
Every stormy weather
Thirteen years later
We’re still better together
They doubted our fire
But we turned all that doubt into steam
We ride for each other
You love me for me (oh, you love me for me)
[Bridge]
When the nights get heavy
And I can’t stand tall
You say
“Lean on my shoulder
I’ll carry it all”
Every scar
Every secret
You never once tried to change
You just love every version
Even when I don’t feel the same
[Chorus]
You love me for me
Not the mask
Not the story they see
Through every heartbreak rumor
Every stormy weather
Thirteen years later
We’re still better together
They doubted our fire
But we turned all that doubt into steam
We ride for each other
Forever
It’s us as a team
We ride for each other
You love me for me (yeah, you love me for me)

Warm midtempo R&B ballad with female vocals, lush electric piano and soft bass, gentle rimshot groove; verses stay intimate and close-mic’d, chorus blossoms with airy pads and stacked harmonies, subtle guitar fills and rising strings in the last hook for a triumphant, still-in-love finale, strong, romantic, female vocals