Verse 1 I’ve been standing on my own two feet Long before you came around Got real good at walking out And not looking down I don’t lean the way I used to Don’t break the way I did Yeah I learned how to carry my weight Without anyone in it Pre-Chorus So don’t get it twisted when I hold you close It ain’t something I can’t live without Chorus I don’t need you to stay I don’t need you to love me like that I’ve been fine on my own Yeah I already proved all that But I want you here beside me When the night comes down I don’t need you to hold me up I just want you around Verse 2 You don’t ask me for a version That I don’t recognize You just stand there steady And meet me eye to eye There’s a difference in the silence When it don’t feel like a test Like I don’t have to be someone else Just to give you my best Pre-Chorus And I ain’t saying this is easy Just that it’s something I choose Chorus I don’t need you to stay I don’t need you to love me like that I’ve been fine on my own Yeah I already proved all that But I want you here beside me When the night comes down I don’t need you to hold me up I just want you around Bridge (stripped → build) I could walk if I had to That’s something I know how to do (build) But I don’t even think about leaving When I’m standing here with you Final Chorus (lift, more conviction) I don’t need you to stay But I hope that you do Not ‘cause I’d fall apart But ‘cause I choose you Yeah I’ve lived without leaning I’ve stood my own ground I don’t need you to save me I just want you around Outro (quiet, honest) Yeah… I just want you around
