Last One Standing

Verse 1)

Another friend posts a picture,

Hands tangled up in gold hour light.

I smile and I double-tap like

I’m not fighting tears tonight.

’Cause it feels like love is this party

Where my name ain’t on the list.

Everyone gets picked out of the crowd—

And somehow, I’m always missed.

(Pre-Chorus)

And I know I’m strong,

I know I’m fine…

But damn, it gets lonely

Pretending all the time.

(Chorus)

’Cause I’m the last one standing

While everyone else gets a happily-ever-after.

They’re falling into arms,

And I’m falling into laughter

Just to hide the cracks I can’t explain.

I watch them find forever,

And I’m still stuck in the rain.

And maybe I’m enough—

Just not enough for someone to stay…

Not today.

(Verse 2)

I give so much of myself,

More than I ever should.

I’m the friend with the open door,

The girl who’s misunderstood.

But when the night gets quiet,

That voice creeps in again—

“Maybe love just isn’t for you,

Maybe you’re better off pretendin’.”

(Bridge)

But somewhere deep inside me

Is a heart still trying to bloom.

Yeah, I joke that I’m unlovable,

But I’m praying that’s not true.

I know I deserve someone

Who sees me and stays—

But God, it’s hard believing that

On my empty-heart days.

(Chorus)

So I’m the last one standing

While everyone else gets a happily-ever-after.

They’re falling into arms,

And I’m falling into laughter

Just to hide the cracks I can’t explain.

I watch them find forever,

And I’m still stuck in the rain.

And maybe I’m enough—

Just not enough for someone to stay…

Not today.

(Outro)

But one day someone’s gonna see me

The way I’ve been aching to be seen.

Until then…

I’ll keep standing,

Even with shaking knees.