[Verse 1] I hear your key in the lock And I already brace You see the shirt on my chair Like a case you can build You ask where I’ve been Like I’m still fourteen I bite my tongue in the hall And I feel so small [Pre-Chorus] I’m grown, but not far Still your kid in your eyes I want a little room You want me safe tonight We circle the same hurt Till the words turn sharp Then I look at the floor And you look at my heart [Chorus] I’m not your little girl Not only your little girl (But I still need you) I’m learning how to leave And how to stay We keep saying the wrong thing When we mean “don’t go away” (I still need you) I’m not your little girl But I’m still yours today [Verse 2] My best friend laughs in the park And the wind takes my name With my boyfriend by the river I forget all the blame There’s moss on the stones And mud on my shoes Out there I can breathe Out there I can choose [Pre-Chorus] Then I come back home And the air feels tight Every look from the kitchen Turns into a fight You judge my steps I call you cruel Then you turn away Like I’m breaking the rules [Chorus] I’m not your little girl Not only your little girl (But I still need you) I’m learning how to leave And how to stay We keep saying the wrong thing When we mean “don’t go away” (I still need you) I’m not your little girl But I’m still yours today [Bridge] At night in my bed I soften the truth I say we love each other We just don’t know how to The days keep changing shape We’re changing too And you’d burn the world down If it hurt me I’d do the same for you [Final Chorus] I’m not your little girl Not only your little girl (But I still need you) I’m learning how to leave And how to stay We keep saying the wrong thing When we mean “don’t go away” (Please don’t go away) I’m not your little girl But I’m still yours today [Outro] We’ll get there slow We’ll get there slow What we won’t say We both still know
