Prompt / Lyrics
[Verse 1] You showed up late to this story Tried to write your name in our dust But I was there when he was broken I was the first one he could trust You think that look means forever You think his smile’s just for you But I still know every scar on his heart Every road that boy’s walked through [Chorus] He loved me first and he still does I’m the one he runs to when it gets rough You might love him but I do too And that’s a battle you’re bound to lose I had him then and I want him now I’m the picture in his mind when he dreams out loud I’m his happy ever after, that’s the truth So goodbye to you (goodbye to you) [Verse 2] You hold his hand at a bar stool I held his hand in the rain You get the jokes and the small talk I held on tight through the pain You see the man he’s turned into I helped him get where he is You’re just a page in a chapter I’m the book he can’t forget [Chorus] He loved me first and he still does I’m the one he runs to when it gets rough You might love him but I do too And that’s a battle you’re bound to lose I had him then and I want him now I’m the picture in his mind when he dreams out loud I’m his happy ever after, that’s the view So goodbye to you (so goodbye) [Bridge] One day you’ll see it in his eyes When he’s looking past your smile He’ll be thinking ’bout a little house Down a gravel road, my name on the mailbox Yeah, he’s coming home [Chorus] He loved me first and he still does I’m the one he runs to when it gets rough You might love him but I do too And that’s a battle you were born to lose I had him then and I’ve got him now I’m the name his mama still talks about I’m his happy ever after, always was true So goodbye to you (goodbye to you)
Tags
country, Mid-tempo modern country with male vocals, brushed drums, warm pedal steel, and twangy acoustic guitars. Verses keep it intimate and conversational; chorus jumps with big harmony stacks and a sing-along feel. Subtle organ pad and melodic bass round it out, last chorus lifts with an extra harmony line and a longer vocal tail., happy
Duration
3:17
Instrumental
No
Created
2/5/2026