[Verse 1]
You came in broke from the rain
I gave you my jacket, my name
Learned your favorite cereal
Learned how you hate being lied to
I held the door, held your hand
Held the parts they never understand
You called me safe in the dark
But safe ain't always where you stay
[Pre-Chorus]
And I see it now
In the way you look through me
Like I'm the bridge
Not the place you're meant to be
[Chorus]
I'm just your temporary person
The one who showed you what you need
I'm just your temporary person
Before you find the one you keep
I was the lesson, not the ending
I was the train, not the home
I'm just your temporary person
So you can love the next one whole
[Verse 2]
You still wear that old blue ring
From a life you outgrew slowly
I watched you practice saying no
Then watched you say it with your chest
I don't hate the way this hurts
Some truths come dressed like a curse
If I was never meant to stay
At least I left you better
[Pre-Chorus]
And I see it now
No one gets to own your light
I was the road
That got you ready for the right
[Chorus]
I'm just your temporary person
The one who showed you what you need
I'm just your temporary person
Before you find the one you keep
I was the lesson, not the ending
I was the train, not the home
I'm just your temporary person
So you can love the next one whole
[Bridge]
Go be chosen
Go be known
I won't turn your healing
Into something I own
If I loved you right
Then let me be
The reason you refuse
Anything less than me
[Chorus]
I'm just your temporary person
The one who showed you what you need
I'm just your temporary person
Before you find the one you keep
I was the lesson, not the ending
I was the train, not the home
I'm just your temporary person
So you can love the next one whole