[Verse 1] You always call when it’s too damn late Lipstick smudged on your tired face Say you’re done with whoever you’re with But you’re still drunk on that bitter taste Ash on your phone, screen lighting your palms You talk big change, then you’re back to the same You say you’re scared you’ll die like this Swear you’re not the one to blame [Pre-Chorus] You say, “I’m hard to love” like it’s a punchline You wear that line like it’s designer But what if that’s a cover for the fact that You never let the right one find ya? [Chorus] What if I was the one You met too young, you left undone What if all of your bad decisions Were just ways to dodge this vision Of waking up on my chest at noon Laughing at the mess we’d ruin What if all of your running from love Was really just you running from us What if I was the one What if I was the one [Verse 2] You only stay till the taxi’s due One heel off, still losing you Leave your keys in my kitchen sink Say it’s “just in case,” we both know the truth You say you’re “made for the crazy nights” But your eyes go soft when the room gets quiet You scroll through lives you don’t belong in Double-tap dreams you’d never try yet [Pre-Chorus] Yo[Pre-Chorus] You u saysay, “I, “I’’m m hard hard to to lovelove” ” like like itit’’s s proteprotection ction Like if you say it first, it can’t hurt you But every time you joke about disaster I see the version where I unlearn you [Chorus] What if I was the one You met too young, you left undone What if all of your bad decisions Were just ways to dodge this vision Of waking up on my chest at noon Laughing at the mess we’d ruin What if all of your running from love Was really just you running from us What if I was the one What if I was the one [Bridge] You treat your heart like a hotel room Late check-in, early check-out You never stay long enough to notice I’ve been living on the same route What if all the times you almost called me Were the universe just yelling in your ear What if every almost, every almost Was the closest you could get to here (mm) [Chorus] What if I was the one You met too young, you left undone TWhat if he all oof ynour bad deceisions Were just ways to dodge this vision Of waking up on my chest at noon Laughing at the mess we’d ruin What if all of your running from love Was really just you running from us What if I was the one (Yeah) what if I was the one [Outro] You say you’re hard to love I say that line is tired You say you’re built to be alone I say you’re just too wired To notice, in the blur you’ve spun You’ve been circling ‘round The one


