This Time I’ll Stay

Verse 1

I was young with my boots on wrong

Thought I knew it all back then

Said some things I didn’t mean

Let my pride do the talkin’ again

She stood there on that gravel road

Eyes sayin’ “don’t let me down”

But I turned my back like a fool

Didn’t know what I had found

Chorus

Yeah, I messed it up once, messed it up twice

Left her heart hangin’ on a roll of dice

But I finally learned what love’s about

When I saw her walkin’ out

This time I’ll stay, this time I’ll fight

Do it the way I should’ve done right

I broke her trust, but I’m here to say

I’m doin’ it right this time, I’ll stay

Verse 2

Second chance felt like gold

But I treated it like a game

Thought sorry was enough

Didn’t change a single thing

She cried in the passenger seat

While the radio played low

That was the night I realized

Some lines you don’t cross, you just don’t

Chorus

Yeah, I messed it up once, messed it up twice

Left her heart hangin’ on a roll of dice

But I finally learned what love’s about

When I saw her walkin’ out

This time I’ll stay, this time I’ll fight

Do it the way I should’ve done right

I broke her trust, but I’m here to say

I’m doin’ it right this time, I’ll stay

Bridge

I ain’t sayin’ I’m perfect now

But I’m better than I was

I learned love ain’t big talk

It’s showin’ up because

Final Chorus

Yeah, I messed it up once, messed it up twice

But I ain’t that kid for the rest of my life

I’m standin’ here with open hands

Tryin’ to be her man

This time I’ll stay, this time I’ll prove

Every promise I make is true

I hurt her bad, but I found my way

I’m doin’ it right this time, I’ll stay

Outro

On that same old gravel road

I’m finally standin’ my ground

I ain’t leavin’ when it’s hard

No, I ain’t lettin’ her down