Verse 1 You keep leaving the light on like you know I’ll find my way, and I keep showing up with reasons why I couldn’t come that day. You say you don’t need perfect, just something you can trust, but every time I try to hold you I leave fingerprints in dust. Pre-Chorus And I know sorry’s getting tired, I know words don’t carry far, when you’re counting all the moments I was everywhere but where you are. Chorus Maybe you deserve someone easier, someone who doesn’t love you scared, someone who can give you everything without disappearing when life’s unfair. ‘Cause I swear I’ve never meant to hurt you, never wanted you to doubt what’s true. I’m just terrified that loving me is something love can’t pull you through. And if I could be better for somebody, God, I’d be better for you. Verse 2 You keep asking me to let you in, I keep reaching for the lock. Not because I don’t want you here, I just learned to carry too much. So when the whole world starts collapsing, I go quiet, I disappear, then wonder why you’re standing there asking if I even want you near. Pre-Chorus I know intention doesn’t matter when you’re still the one who bleeds, and saying that I love you doesn’t give you what you need. Chorus Maybe you deserve someone easier, someone who doesn’t love you scared, someone who can give you everything without disappearing when life’s unfair. ‘Cause I swear I’ve never meant to hurt you, never wanted you to doubt what’s true. I’m just terrified that loving me is something love can’t pull you through. And if I could be better for somebody, God, I’d be better for you. Bridge Sometimes I think the kindest thing would be to let your hands let go, before another piece of me becomes another scar you own. But then you look at me like leaving was never something you’d choose, and that’s the part that fucking breaks me — I don’t know how to deserve you. Final Chorus Maybe you deserve someone easier, but selfishly, I hope you stay. I hope there’s still enough between us for all the things I couldn’t say. I can’t promise I won’t hurt you, I can’t promise I won’t get scared, but don’t mistake the ways I’m broken for a heart that isn’t there. If I ever learn to love somebody without being scared I’ll lose— God, I hope I learn it while I’m still loved by you. Outro You keep leaving the light on. I’m still learning how to come home.
