[Verse 1] You text me, “Come through,” and I’m halfway out the door Keys in my fist, one shoe on the floor My pulse votes yes before I read the room My better sense says, “Wait. You know this tune.” [Pre-Chorus] I make a case, I make a plan Then want you more than either can [Chorus] My heart runs red lights, my head pulls the brake One says, “Go on,” one says, “Think what it’ll take” I’m caught in the turn with my hands on the wheel Too quick to be wise, too awake not to feel If I choose you tonight, let me choose with my eyes Not just the rush, not just the alibi [Verse 2] Your laugh in the doorway, your coat on the chair I know all the reasons I shouldn’t stay there Still, when you ask me if I’m doing alright Every careful answer comes loose for the night [Pre-Chorus] I count to four, I count to ten Then start the argument again [Chorus] My heart runs red lights, my head pulls the brake One says, “Go on,” one says, “Think what it’ll take” I’m caught in the turn with my hands on the wheel Too quick to be wise, too awake not to feel If I choose you tonight, let me choose with my eyes Not just the rush, not just the alibi [Breakdown] Hold on Not every want is a warning Hold on Not every pause means goodbye [Bridge] I can want you and still ask what comes after I can hear my own voice beneath all the laughter No grand escape, no perfect sign Just one honest breath, then a choice that is mine [Final Chorus] My heart runs red lights, my head pulls the brake Both tell the truth in the mess that they make I’m here at the turn with my hands on the wheel Not ruled by the rush, not afraid of the feel If I choose you tonight, let me choose with my eyes Let the yes be a yes I can own in daylight [Outro] Keys in my hand, I can still take my time Your door is open; the next step is mine
