Verse 1
I learned real young, keep your distance tight
Don’t let ‘em see you in the dead of night
No open doors, no cracks in the wall
Can’t break a man if he don’t feel at all
Don’t say too much, don’t show your hand
They don’t need to know where you stand
Keep it locked up, buried deep
What they don’t know, they can’t keep
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Chorus
Don’t get close, don’t let ‘em in
No attachment, no loose ends
Never loved, never regret
That kinda pain ain’t found me yet
No commitment, no strings to tie
No one there when it all goes dry
Built these walls, no second guess
No, it’s never bit me yet… yeah right
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Verse 2
They say you’re cold, say you’re alone
But I’ve seen hearts turn into stone
Watched ‘em break, watched ‘em fall
I just chose not to play at all
God made me just how I am
Quiet mind and a steady hand
No need to speak, no need to prove
I walk my line, I never lose
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Chorus
Don’t get close, don’t let ‘em in
No attachment, no loose ends
Never loved, never regret
That kinda pain ain’t found me yet
No commitment, no strings to tie
No one there when it all goes dry
Built these walls, no second guess
No, it’s never bit me yet… yeah right
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Verse 3 (Brutally Honest)
Yeah I broke my rules, let a few get close
Every damn time, I paid the most
Let my guard drop, thought maybe it’d change
Same old story, just a different name
Tried to trust once, tried to feel it out
Ended the same, left me full of doubt
Gave a piece up, watched it get wrecked
Every time I bent, I got cut to the neck
So I went back to what I know best
Lock it all down, keep it in my chest
’Cause every time I stepped off that line
I lost a piece I don’t get back with time
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Bridge
Can’t tear apart what you can’t reach
Can’t betray what you don’t teach
No broken trust, no sleepless nights
No wrong turns, no lost fights
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Final Chorus (Shifted)
Don’t get close, don’t let ‘em in
I’ve seen how that story ends
Tried it once, don’t forget
Yeah, it’s already bit me yet
No commitment, no strings to tie
No one there when it all goes dry
Built these walls out of regret
’Cause every time… it bit me yet… yeah right