[Verse 1]
He keeps your keys on a nail by the door
Keeps your smile in a box on the floor
I see the bruise that you say you "forgot"
Laugh it off, change the topic, take another shot
You say, "He’s not bad on his good days"
You say, "It’s my fault when he goes crazy"
You wear his anger like an old tee
Too stretched out, too torn, but you won't leave
[Chorus]
But you don’t wanna leave when you’re in my arms
You breathe slow, you forget his scars
You say, "Like this, I could stay forever" (yeah)
You trace my palms like they’re maps of heaven
You don’t wanna leave when you’re here with me
Say my name like you’re finally free
Girl, you know you deserve a life with me
A life with me
A life with me
[Verse 2]
Phone face-down on my second-hand couch
You’re half here, half stuck at his house
Tell me stories that you soften with jokes
Turn your pain into little white smoke
I hold you closer when your voice gets small
You flinch when a bottle rolls in the hall
You say, "If I go, where would I go?"
I say, "Right here, you already know" (mm)
[Chorus]
‘Cause you don’t wanna leave when you’re in my arms
You breathe slow, you forget his scars
You say, "Like this, I could stay forever"
You trace my palms like they’re maps of heaven
You don’t wanna leave when you’re here with me
Say my name like you’re finally free
Girl, you know you deserve a life with me
A life with me
A life with me
[Bridge]
I got one bed, two mugs, three plants in the light
A room that’s too small, but it’s safe at night
I don’t have much, just a future key
And a door that opens easy
You’re counting red flags like they’re rosary beads
Praying for change while you’re on your knees
You don’t need faith in a boy who breaks
You need soft hands, long talks, clean slates (yeah)
[Chorus]
You don’t wanna leave when you’re in my arms
You breathe slow, you forget his scars
You say, "Like this, I could stay forever"
You trace my palms like they’re maps of heaven
You don’t wanna leave when you’re here with me
Say my name like you’re finally free
Girl, you know you deserve a life with me
A life with me
(Just stay, just stay)
A life with me