VERSE 1
Woke up early Monday, reached for her side,
Didn’t feel nothin’, so I opened my eyes,
Pillow still warm but the room felt wrong,
Like the silence knew I’d waited too long.
I knew last night she cried herself to sleep,
Heard it in her breath when she laid next to me,
I came home drunk from a small-town game,
Still wearin’ my pride like it don’t feel shame.
She was talkin’ ‘bout us, ‘bout losin’ her place,
I was starin’ past her, couldn’t look at her face,
When she needed a man, I gave her a wall,
And I said words I can’t take back at all.
🎶 HOOK x2
I thought love was somethin’ that just stays,
Like the sun in the sky, like the ground don’t change,
But love don’t wait on a man to see…
I didn’t feel her leavin’,
Till she stopped needin’ me.
VERSE 2
Her coffee cup’s dusty, keys are gone,
Her jacket ain’t hangin’ where it’s always been hung,
I walk through the house like I’m trespassin’ now,
Like the ghost of her love is askin’ me how.
How many nights did she beg me to care,
While I chose the bar and the boys over there?
She loved me loud, I loved her late,
Called it “livin’ free,” but it was just escape.
I thought sayin’ “sorry” would always be enough,
Didn’t know “later” could turn into “done,”
I spent her patience like I had a whole lot more,
Didn’t know love keeps score.
🎶 HOOK x2
I thought love was somethin’ that just stays,
Like the sun in the sky, like the ground don’t change,
But love don’t wait on a man to see…
I didn’t feel her leavin’,
Till she stopped needin’ me.
VERSE 3
Now I sit with the quiet I used to ignore,
Every creak in the house feels like a door,
I replay her tears like a worn-out tape,
Every chance I had that I chose to waste.
She didn’t want diamonds or rings that shine,
She just wanted me sober and on her side,
But I treated her heart like it was tough,
Like it could survive not bein’ loved enough.
They say a man don’t break till he’s alone,
Till the bed feels bigger than he’s ever known,
And I finally learned what she needed from me,
The day she stopped needin’ me.
FINAL HOOK x2
I thought love was somethin’ that just stays,
Like breath in my lungs, like the words “always,”
But love walks out when it’s starved too long, you see…
I didn’t feel her leavin’,
Till she took her love from me.
OUTRO
If I could go back, I’d shut my mouth and stay,
Hold her close instead of pushin’ her away,
‘Cause losin’ her didn’t happen suddenly…
I just didn’t feel her leavin’…
Till sun came up.
Seen her bags was gone.
EpicSonata805
