[Verse 1] I'm the one who stays when everyone leaves The first one there whenever somebody needs me I know every story, every broken dream But when I need someone, no one's next to me I'm always one call away Always finding the words to say Yet somehow, every single time I'm left standing on the other side [Pre-Chorus] I keep asking myself... Is something wrong with me? Or am I just the friend... Nobody thinks they need? [Chorus] I'm always second Never the first one they choose Close enough to count on Too far away to lose I'm always waiting Watching everyone move on Tell me why I'm good enough Until someone better comes [Verse 2] I see the pictures after everyone's gone The memories made while I was carrying on "No room this time" becomes another excuse But somehow there's always room for someone new I never wanted to be everything I just wanted to belong somewhere To know that if I disappeared for one night Someone would notice I wasn't there [Pre-Chorus] Maybe I cared too much Maybe I gave too much away Maybe I forgot that hearts Can break in quiet ways [Chorus] I'm always second Never the first one they choose Close enough to count on Too far away to lose I'm always waiting Watching everyone move on Tell me why I'm good enough Until someone better comes [Bridge] (Building to screams) I'm done chasing a place Where I was never meant to fit I'm done begging for a seat At tables that I didn't build If I have to stand alone... Then I'll learn to stand proud. [Breakdown] I WAS THERE FOR EVERYONE! WHO WAS THERE FOR ME?! I GAVE YOU MY TIME! MY HEART! MY LOYALTY! AND I WAS STILL... ALWAYS SECOND! [Final Chorus] I'm not second I don't need your place to stand The people who truly choose me Will never let go of my hand I spent too long believing I had to earn my worth Now I know the right people Will choose me for who I am first [Outro Soft] Maybe I was never second... Maybe I was just waiting... For the people who'd choose me first.
