[Verse 1]
Nine years in a photograph
Hanging on the fridge in our first flat
Birthday cards
Half‑built plans
Thought forever meant your hands
But the dishes stayed in the sink
And the “I love you”s started to shrink
We were sharing one small bed
But a million miles in my head
[Pre-Chorus]
I kept trying to rewind us
Wore my hope down to the thread
You were standing in the doorway
I was already gone instead
[Chorus]
It went man to man
Till I met the boy
Who treated my heart like something to enjoy
Not a war to win
Not a game to play
Showed me love can feel like breathing any day
From a nine‑year goodbye to a white dress vow
The timing was wrong
But it’s right now
Man to man
Then the perfect boy somehow
[Verse 2]
You saw me with mascara streaks
Talking ‘bout the same fights on repeat
On your couch
Old movie on
You knew every line
I just yawned
You said
“You know you’re not that hard to love”
And my chest shook like it woke up
You made tea
Turned the lights down low
Didn’t push
Just let me go slow
[Pre-Chorus]
You were laughing at my stories
I was learning how to stay
All the pieces he left shattered
You just moved them out the way
[Chorus]
It went man to man
Till I met the boy
Who treated my heart like something to enjoy
Not a war to win
Not a game to play
Showed me love can feel like breathing any day
From a nine‑year goodbye to a white dress vow
The timing was wrong
But it’s right now
Man to man
Then the perfect boy somehow
[Bridge]
Now I’m trying on dresses with my mom on FaceTime
Your last name in cursive on the seating sign
He texted “Hope you’re happy” like it’s breaking news
[low vocal register] But I’ve never felt so sure
Standing here with you
[build] Hands that never made me beg to be chosen
Heart that held me when I walked out broken
[Chorus]
It went man to man
Till I met the boy
Who treated my heart like something to enjoy
Not a war to win
Not a game to play
Showed me love can feel like breathing any day
From a nine‑year goodbye to a white dress vow
The timing was wrong
But it’s right now
Man to man
Then the perfect boy somehow
[Outro]
I lost a past
I gained a home
Silver band
Rose petals on the floor
From man to man
To the one who stayed
Perfect boy
And I’m taking your name