Never Me At Your Door Again

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Prompt / Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Ashtray on the windowsill
Unpaid bills on the floor
You said you'd quit a thousand times
Then you needed just one more
I watched you chase that easy high
Till it hollowed out your name
Every birthday that you missed
We just learned to shift the blame
[Chorus]
It'll never be me at your door again
Waiting on a promise that never came
You called me too late
On a borrowed phone
Breathing like the world was breaking your bones
You said "I'm trying
I'm trying"
But the line went dead
And it'll never be me at your door again
[Verse 2]
We were kids on that back porch
You were king of every dare
Then the pills
Then the powder
Took the shine out of your stare
You said
"Tell the kids I'm sorry
If they ever ask about me"
But they stopped asking years ago
Your ghost was all they'd see
[Chorus]
It'll never be me at your door again
Standing in the hallway
Shaking in the rain
Hoping for a father that never showed up
Talking through the crack of a locked-up love
You said "I'm changing
I'm changing"
But you slipped instead
And it'll never be me at your door again
[Bridge]
They found you with the TV on
Static humming in the dark
Coffee cold beside the bed
Missed calls on your heart
I came by the hospital
Too late to hear your voice
All that fight
All that flight
Taken by your own choice
[Chorus]
It'll never be me at your door again
Arms wide open
Begging you to let me in
I lit a candle on your porch last week
Whispered all the words you never could speak
You said "I'm sorry
I'm sorry"
In my head
My head
But it'll never be me at your door again
[Outro]
Just your mailbox
Stuffed with dreams
Letters that you never read
I walk past
Don't slow my steps
I love you
But this is the end
It'll never be me at your door again