[Intro] Truck heater clicking. Phone glowing. I got ten minutes… and I still waste it. [Chorus] Give me ten minutes, I’ll fuck it up I’ll say “I’m on my way,” then get stuck in my head again I don’t cheat, I don’t leave, I just disappear Like love can sit on a shelf till I feel it again You don’t ask for the world, just a little bit of me But I show up late like it’s my damn specialty Give me ten minutes—watch me turn it to smoke Then act surprised when you don’t chase me [Verse 1] I’m in the driveway, engine running, lights off Hands on the wheel like it’s holding me up I got your name on the screen and my chest get tight ‘Cause I know if I answer, I gotta be right And I ain’t right Not today, not this week I been waking up tired like my sleep ain’t sleep Work got me numb, bills got me loud I walk in the house and I still hear the crowd So I sit in the truck like it’s safer in here Like the cab got walls my feelings can’t clear I tell myself “one more minute,” then it’s ten Then it’s twenty, then it’s “shit, not again” And you probably inside staring at nothing Trying to decide if I’m love or I’m trouble I’m both, I guess That’s the part I hate ‘Cause you don’t deserve a man that makes you wait [Chorus] Give me ten minutes, I’ll fuck it up I’ll say “I’m on my way,” then get stuck in my head again I don’t cheat, I don’t leave, I just disappear Like love can sit on a shelf till I feel it again You don’t ask for the world, just a little bit of me But I show up late like it’s my damn specialty Give me ten minutes—watch me turn it to smoke Then act surprised when you don’t chase me [Verse 2] I’m good at fixing shit that leaks and breaks But when it’s us, I stand there and freeze You’ll say one sentence, calm voice, no fight And my brain start swinging like it’s midnight Like you said “I’m done” even if you didn’t Like the room got smaller, like I can’t fit in it So I crack a joke, change the subject, walk off Then come back later like “you still mad?” Yeah, you’re still mad And I’m still dumb Because “later” don’t heal what “now” won’t touch I keep thinking love is something I can earn Like if I grind hard enough, I won’t have to learn How to sit, how to talk, how to take the hit How to hear you without turning it into a ditch And the worst part? I know you see it That I’m not mean, I’m just scared and I feed it [Bridge] (beat drops; near-whisper) If you leave, I’ll understand. That’s what I tell myself. But I don’t want “understand.” I want you here. [Verse 3] (more stops; tighter cadence) Look— I don’t need a medal, I need to show up I don’t need a plan, I need to grow up I don’t need to win, I need to be present ‘Cause “providing” ain’t shit if I’m missing the message I’ve been acting like silence is harmless Like time don’t add up into damage But it does It stacks, it sticks It turns “we’re fine” into “I can’t do this” So I’m saying it straight, no cover, no spin: I been hiding in work like a place I can live And I’m tired of watching you fade in my arms Because I’m too proud to admit when I’m wrong So here— Ten minutes—right now—no bullshit: I’m here, I’m listening, I’m not moving. [Final Chorus] Give me ten minutes, I won’t fuck it up I won’t say “I’m on my way” and then vanish again I don’t need a speech, I need to stay right here Even when it’s heavy, even when it stings You don’t ask for the world, just a little bit of me So I’m done with the late-night disappearing Ten minutes—watch me turn it to proof That you don’t gotta chase me [Outro] Truck off. Door shuts. I’m inside.
