[Verse 1]
Screenshot the red flags
Send them to the group chat first
If he says you’re “crazy”
Say “thank you” and reimburse your worth
Coffee on a weekday
Exit near the bathroom door
Comfort shoes
Uber ready
Girl
We do not park our hearts on his floor
[Pre-Chorus]
You’re not desperate
You’re discerning (uh-huh)
If he ghosts
Light a candle
Keep it burning
For yourself
For your future
For your joy
[Chorus]
Rule number one
Don’t lose your friends
For a guy who texts past ten
If he wants you
He’ll make plans
You are not a backup band (no, no)
Rule number two
Keep all your dreams
Bigger than his mood swings
Write your name in brighter ink
This is how to date and not die
I think (hey!)
[Verse 2]
Never trust a playlist
Curated to “just chill”
He’s rehearsed that conversation
And he’s practiced how to test your will
Compliments are cheap talk
Patterns are the real gold
If his actions don’t align
Treat his number like expired cold
[Pre-Chorus]
You’re not picky
You’re protected (yeah)
If he negged you
He’s rejected
By your peace
By your softness
By your time
[Chorus]
Rule number three
Keep all the receipts
Not the bills
The little things
How you feel when your phone rings
Butterflies or warning strings?
Rule number four
Don’t chase the high
When your gut says “we should slide”
Love is not a puzzle prize
This is how to date and not die (oh-oh)
[Bridge]
[Beat drops to half-time
Vocal close and dry]
Say it with me
“I am not his therapist” (say it)
“I am not his plot twist”
“I am not a rehab for his pride” (no way)
If he can’t apologize
Exit left
Hair high
You’re the prize
Not the price
Let it ride
[Chorus]
Rule number five
Choose your heart
Hard to stay or hard to part
One of them protects your spark
One of them will dim the dark
Rule number six
Last one tonight
If you have to dim your light
Lose the man
Not the shine
That’s how you date and not die (not die)
Yeah
That’s how you date and not die (hey)
Girl
That’s how you date and not die