[INTRO] SFX: Police sirens… radio chatter… handcuffs clicking… squad car door slams… silence. Female I knew something was wrong… But I never thought… It would end like this… Male I kept looking back… Trying to memorize your face… Before they drove away… ⸻ [FEMALE] I watched them put those cuffs on you… My whole world stopped. You looked at me… Like you wanted to tell me… Everything would be okay. But I could already feel… Everything falling apart. ⸻ [MALE] Every step toward that patrol car… Felt heavier than the last. I wasn’t scared for me… I was scared… Of leaving you behind. ⸻ [FEMALE] The second they left… My mind started spinning. Who do I call? Who can help? You already told me… “There ain’t nobody.” But my heart wouldn’t listen. So I called your mama… Then your sister… Praying somebody had answers. ⸻ [MALE] They emptied my pockets… Took my fingerprints… Took my picture… Closed another gate behind me… My chest got tight. One thought kept replaying… Will I ever hold you again? I couldn’t wait… Until they let me make that call. ⸻ [CHORUS] SFX: Phone ringing… automated collect-call operator. Female My heart finally breathed… The second I heard… “You have a collect call…” I smiled through my tears… Because I already knew… It was you. ⸻ [MALE] The first thing I said… “Girl… I thought you weren’t gonna answer.” Then I laughed… “So… You gonna put some money on my books? I’m craving noodles already.” Even locked up… You still made me smile. ⸻ [FEMALE] Then your voice changed… You said… “I got court Monday.” My heart dropped. It was only Friday. All I could think about… Was Minnesota. What if they took you away… Before I saw you again? A million stories… Started running through my head. ⸻ [MALE] Baby girl… Don’t worry. I’m coming home. Just believe me. This ain’t the end. ⸻ [FEMALE] Hours kept passing. I stared at my phone. Crying. Praying. Wondering if maybe… You were already gone. Wondering if I’d ever hear your voice again. ⸻ [BUILD] SFX: Phone vibrating. Male Baby girl… Come get me. I’m already out. ⸻ [FEMALE] I wiped my tears. Grabbed my keys. Didn’t even think. I just drove. Every red light… Felt too long. ⸻ [MALE] Then I saw… My baby girl pull up. And everything… Finally made sense again. Seeing you standing there… Reminded me… Why I never gave up. It’s me and you… Against the world. ⸻ FINAL CHORUS (BOTH) Nothing broke us. Nothing changed us. They tried… But love held us together. Every tear. Every prayer. Every mile. Every second apart… Made us stronger. Now we’re standing here. Side by side. Nothing can stop us now. We built this love… Through the hardest night of our lives. BOTH (repeat) It’s me and you… Against the world… It’s me and you… Against the world… Forever. ⸻ Outro SFX Heartbeat… car door closes… seatbelt clicks… engine starts… soft laughter… a kiss… driving away into the night.
