The girl you take home

The Girl You Take Home

Verse 1

Why don’t I deserve to be the girl you take home,

The one you brag about when you’re not alone?

You say I’m your world, say you can’t breathe without me,

But when it comes to choosing, you don’t choose me.

Am I just a midnight wish, a secret dream,

Something you want but not something you keep?

Tell me why your words feel heavy, but your hands let go,

How long do I stand here stuck in limbo?

Pre-Chorus

I’m tired of loving halfway, tired of waiting in line,

Tired of being almost when I’m giving my all every time.

Chorus

Why don’t I deserve to be the girl that’s taken home,

To live that country-at-heart, roots-in-the-ground kind of love?

I want a porch light burning, boots by the door,

A love that keeps choosing me, not wondering anymore.

Why don’t I deserve arms that feel like my home,

A forever that’s built, not borrowed or loaned?

Verse 2

I don’t want perfection, I just want true,

Someone who gives as much as I do.

I’m tired of the push and pull inside my head,

Wanting what’s right but choosing the wrong instead.

I’ve made my mistakes, yeah I’ll own my past,

But I still believe real love can last.

Is it so hard to find someone who stays,

Who loves me for me and meets me halfway?

Pre-Chorus

I’m not asking for fairy tales or easy days,

Just someone who fights for us, come what may.

Chorus

Why don’t I deserve to be the girl that’s taken home,

To feel safe in a love that’s steady and grown?

I want a hand to hold when the road gets thin,

Someone who protects my heart like I protect theirs.

Why don’t I deserve to know I won’t be alone,

To build a life that keeps going, not one that’s overgrown?

Bridge

I’ve been used, I’ve been broken, I’ve been told “you’re enough,”

But never enough to be chosen, never enough for real love.

If you say you love someone, why wouldn’t you try?

Why wouldn’t you fight, why wouldn’t you stay?

Count the blessings, tend the fire, don’t let that spark fade away.

Chorus (Final)

Why don’t I deserve to be the girl you take home,

The one you pick every day, not just when you’re alone?

I want thick-and-thin love, steady and true,

Someone who sees me the way I see you.

Why don’t I deserve a love fully shown,

A heart that’s my shelter, a place I belong?

Outro

So I’ll keep my boots dusty, my heart still strong,

I won’t beg to be chosen—I’ll wait for the one.

Someday I’ll be the girl who’s finally known,

The girl who’s loved right…

The girl that’s taken home.

Take Me Home or Let Me Go” (Sass & Grit Edit)

Verse 1 (0:00–0:18)

You say I’m your world when the night gets lonely,

Say forever like you don’t know it’s holy.

You kiss like you mean it, leave like you don’t,

Love me in pieces, commit when you won’t.

Chorus (0:19–0:45)

So take me home or let me go,

I ain’t your in-between, maybe, almost, no.

I want roots in the dirt, not dust on the road,

If you can’t stand up proud and say I’m yours

Take me home or let me go.

Verse 2 (0:46–1:08)

I’ve been the fixer, the glue, the calm,

Held broken me