[Intro: soulful music] [Verse 1] I know I hurt you, baby, Should’ve held back all my fears. Been insecure for so long, I can't tell when I’m in the clear. You cried all night from what I said— Didn’t mean those words, but they still got said. [Verse 2] You hurt me too, but I stood tall, Didn’t show you I felt it at all. We both got fire behind our eyes, But I keep my tears locked deep inside. I just want peace, I just want love, But you keep pushing when I reach above. [Chorus] Sometimes we gotta let it be, Ain’t always right or wrong, you see. We speak in pain, we clash, we burn, But I don’t want nothin’ in return. Just your heart, just your hand— But I know there’s only so much we can stand. [Verse 3] You think I want something back, But baby, love don’t work like that. I give 'cause it’s what’s real in me, But your fear won’t set you free. I knock on the door, soft and slow, Just hoping you’ll let the healing grow. [Verse 4] Did I come on too strong, did I light the flame? It’s hard to tell when we’re both to blame. I’m lost in the storm, can’t find my way, But I still own the part I played. If I pushed too hard or spoke too loud, I’m laying it down, no pride allowed. [Breakdown – soft, stripped back] We’re not perfect, baby, we never were, But love ain’t about keepin’ score. It’s about showin’ up when it hurts the most, Holdin’ on, not givin’ up the ghost. I’m here, I’m tryin’, I ain’t walkin’ away— But even love has its price to pay. [Bridge – build back up] We both been wrong, we both been right, Still I’m coming home tonight. 'Cause even when it all feels gone, I find my way back where I belong. [Final Chorus – powerful and resolved] Sometimes we gotta let it be, There’s no clear side in you and me. We hurt, we heal, we rise, we bend— But I will always come back in the end. Yeah, I’ll always come back in the end.
