Scared to Let you Stay

(Verse 1)

I still see headlights in the pouring rain

A goodbye burning in a different name

Left a mark I swore I’d never feel again

Like a ghost that lingers on my skin

I built these walls out of broken trust

Boarded up dreams that turned to dust

I learned real quick how love can fade

So I keep my heart locked safe

(Pre-Chorus)

Yeah, I laugh and I smile like I’m doing okay

But you don’t see the mess I hide away

(Chorus)

‘Cause I’m scared to fall, scared to feel

Scared you might be too good to be real

Every time you get a little too close

I hear echoes of the ones I lost

And I wanna believe in forever again

But I’ve been let down more times than I can stand

So if I pull away, baby understand

It ain’t you… it’s where I’ve been

I’m just scared to fall in love again

(Verse 2)

You got a way of breaking through my guard

Lighting up corners of this guarded heart

You say my name like it don’t come with pain

Like you don’t see the storm I’ve been

But every “what if” keeps me up at night

Every “almost” still burns inside

I’m caught between running and holding on

To something I might ruin if I’m wrong

(Pre-Chorus)

Yeah, you’re everything I didn’t know I need

But that don’t mean I’m ready to believe

(Chorus)

‘Cause I’m scared to fall, scared to feel

Scared you might be too good to be real

Every time you get a little too close

I hear echoes of the ones I lost

And I wanna believe in forever again

But I’ve been let down more times than I can stand

So if I pull away, baby understand

It ain’t you… it’s where I’ve been

I’m just scared to fall in love again

(Bridge)

Maybe you’re the reason I try

Maybe you’re the truth in the lies

Maybe this time won’t end in goodbye

But I’m terrified… yeah I’m terrified

(Soft Chorus)

I’m scared to fall, but I still feel

Something in your touch that heals

And though my heart’s still on the mend

I don’t wanna miss what this could be in the end

(Final Chorus)

Yeah, I’m scared to fall, scared to feel

But loving you might help me heal

If I take your hand and let you in

Promise you’ll stay when it gets hard again

‘Cause I’m learning slowly how to bend

All the rules I made back then

So if I tremble, just hold my hand

I’m tryin’… to love again

Even scared… I’ll love again

(Outro)

Yeah, I’m scared… but I’m still here

And that’s the bravest thing this heart’s done in years