CALL ME OUT [Verse 1] You catch the speech I start rehearsing, Raise an eyebrow, I start cursing. “Want the truth or want applause?” God, I love your lack of pause. You know when I’m picking battles Just to give my fear a name. I know when you’re playing small And calling it “a safer game.” [Pre-Chorus] I want to be deeply known, Challenged and free to grow. Keep surprising one another When we think there’s nothing left to know. [Chorus] Call me out. Pull me close. Keep becoming who you are, I’ll keep cheering as you grow. Be my voice of reason, Be my partner in crime. We’ve both got room to flourish, And a whole damn life to try. We can raise a little hell, We can learn to make it right. Give each other something Worth staying up all night. Keep me on my toes. Keep that trouble in your eyes. Call me out. Let’s get this living right. [Verse 2] Tell me what you’d do tomorrow If you didn’t have to win. I love the way your whole face changes When you let that question in. Bring the dream you think sounds foolish. I’ll bring one I haven’t said. Let’s put both out on the table, See how far the night can get. [Pre-Chorus] You can want what I don’t want. We can take a different view. There’s a whole world I’d be missing If I only looked through you. [Chorus] Call me out. Pull me close. Keep becoming who you are, I’ll keep cheering as you grow. Be my voice of reason, Be my partner in crime. We’ve both got room to flourish, And a whole damn life to try. We can raise a little hell, We can learn to make it right. Give each other something Worth staying up all night. Keep me on my toes. Keep that trouble in your eyes. Call me out. Let’s get this living right. [Bridge: exposed vocal, guitar] If I use what you’ve confided Just to land a sharper line, I don’t get to call it honesty. You can stop me every time. And if you say, “You’ve changed,” I hope there’s wonder in your voice. I hope we keep discovering Who we are beyond our noise. I’ll be front row when you risk it. You can find me when I fall. We can take turns being brave. We don’t have to know it all. [Build] Deeply known, And free to grow. Still so much We don’t yet know. [Final Chorus: full band, open and joyful] Call me out. Pull me close. Keep becoming who you are, I’ll keep cheering as you grow. Be my voice of reason, Be my partner in crime. We’ve both got room to flourish, And a whole damn life to try. When the years have changed our faces, When we tell the stories twice, Ask me something unexpected. Keep that trouble in your eyes. We’ll have things we got wrong, Things we’re glad we dared to do. I want years of getting older And still learning something new About you. [Outro: soft, amused] “Want the truth?” You know I do. Call me out. I’ll listen. Then I’m coming with you.
