[Verse 1] We were young and I was wide-open throttle Foot on the gas, heart full of trouble I was a backroad you couldn’t ignore Then you found him - calm and clean Everything I’ve never been [Pre-Chorus] I tried to picture cuttin’ my hair Settlin’ down, pretendin’ I cared ‘Bout fences and Sunday plans But that ain’t the blood runnin’ through these hands [Chorus] Your leavin’ never left me It burned like a brand across my chest Every time I tried to be someone else It reminded me who I am at best It hurt like hell, I won’t lie Watched you walk away with that steady guy But that fire you lit set my soul free Yeah, your leavin’ never left me [Verse 2] Couldn’t stand seein’ you downtown So I packed my wild and I left that town Took a six-string and a tank of doubt And every word I couldn’t get out Played barrooms loud enough to drown Every “you should calm it down” [Pre-Chorus 2] Turns out restless ain’t a curse It’s the reason these songs work I stopped tryin’ to fit your frame And finally leaned into my name [Chorus] Your leavin’ never left me It rode every highway outta there In every lyric I bled on stage In every crowd that felt that prayer It cut me deep but honestly It gave me back my clarity You said I’d never change my ways Guess that’s what saved me [Bridge] Saw you last summer back home again You said, “You were never gonna change.” I laughed and said, “Yeah, that’s the truth.” I was never built for what you’d choose. And I need you to hear this now - No hard feelings, no blame somehow. If you hadn’t walked away from me, I might’ve tried to be what I can’t be. So thank you for lettin’ me go For makin’ me face what I didn’t know That the best thing I could ever be Was the restless heart inside of me [Final Chorus] Your leavin’ never left me But it don’t weigh me down no more It pushed me through an open door I was too afraid to see It made me trust the rebel in me Turned my scars into my melody Yeah some goodbyes set you free Your leavin’ never left me [Outro] No, your leavin' never left me It just led me to me
