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

Country ballad female