“Sweet Honey Bby (Jazz for the Broken)”
[Verse 1]
I told him I love you just for the hell of it,
One last time before the silence hit.
He said it back like sugar on a wound,
Bittersweet and far too soon.
I’m talkin’ but I can’t breathe,
Feelin’ like love just packed and left me.
Oh, was it real, or was I a game?
A soft Alabai he couldn't tame?
[Chorus]
No, don’t try again,
Don’t cry again, my sweet honey bby.
Your voice stirs hope and it burns me down,
Leaves me dizzy in this jazz-town.
If this is love, then love me right —
Or don’t haunt me in the middle of the night.
[Verse 2]
I broke down again on a Tuesday eve,
Thought I was fine but my heart can’t leave.
Tried to laugh with friends, play it cool,
But I’m just a jazz girl, lovin’ like a fool.
A cuddle could fix me, yeah, just one touch,
A warm lil' hug I miss so much.
He said he’s sweet but where was he then?
When I needed more than pretend?
[Bridge – slow & soft, like a whisper in saxophone keys]
You were my bby, my safe, my sin,
But maybe the storm was never within.
We could’ve had a future, bright and wild,
Now I sit here, cryin’ like a child.
[Chorus]
No, don’t try again,
Don’t cry again, my sweet honey bby.
If guilt brought you back, let it fade,
I’m not your shadow, not your trade.
You hugged me once like I was home,
Now I hug myself when I’m alone.
[Outro – whispery, fading into saxophone]
I’ll dance with the ache, sip slow with the night,
Sing this jazz pain in the city light.
I’m still love, I’m still fire,
But you... you’re just a song I’ll never retire.
Sweet honey bby...
Goodbye.