[Verse 1]
Boots by the door
Name tape hanging off my shirt
Chow line
Same time every morning
Still you make the schedule hurt
You call "Fall in"
And my chest jumps first
Not my feet
Eyes straight
But I still feel you
Walking circles in my heartbeat
[Pre-Chorus]
Rank on your chest
Rules in your voice
Chain of command
Chain of choice
Can't salute feelings
Can't sign that form
But I'm warm
I'm warm
[Chorus]
I'm outta line for you
First sergeant
Heart outta regs when you walk through
You say "at ease"
But I get nervous
Why I only stand at ease with you?
I'm outta line for you
First sergeant
Breaking all the codes I knew
Ma'am
I know the rules
I promise
Still my body keeps reporting to you (to you)
[Verse 2]
Late-night layout in the motor pool
You laugh low
Say my work's too neat
You fix my collar like it's nothing
Your fingers linger
I lose my speech
You talk deployments like weather
I talk weekends like they're war
'Cause off-duty’s just a rumor
Every time you’re at the door
[Pre-Chorus]
You say "soldier
Keep your focus"
I say "roger
" but you know this
Every yes ma'am comes out soft
Like I'm taking armor off
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
[low vocal register] If I were just a girl in a bar
Would you lean in close
Forget who we are?
If you weren’t my boss by law
Would you let this go too far? [ad‑libs: "too far
Too far"]
[out of pocket falsetto] I keep my distance
Inches
Inches
But the air between us itches
You read my name
Not my thoughts
Touch my shoulder
I get caught
[Chorus]