[Intro — barroom room tone, glass clinks, solo piano begins][Verse 1 — female vocal, near-whisper, alone, intimate]After almost four yearsThis can't be limeranceBecause I still love himNo matter how many times he's hurt meI cry every time I thinkI might never hear him sing again[Spoken over music — drunk male voice, distant, indifferent, leaving, never sings]"I'm outta here. Tell her I'll call her tomorrow."[Verse 2 — female vocal, voice breaking]It's probably best for the both of usIf he could just leave me aloneBefore he hurts me so muchThat I end up hating himBecause I can't seemTo walk away myself[Pre-Chorus — female vocal, barely holding it together]I'd give anything to just be his friend'Cause then at least he might actually care about me[Chorus — soulful powerful female lead vocal, strings rising]My red flagThe warning I keep walking throughFour years of tryin' to leave youAnd I still can't cut you looseYou say you want something realThen you won't even hold my handMy red flagI can't seem to walk away, I can't[Verse 3 — male vocal, low and warm, gentle support, half a smile in his voice]She's cryin' on my shoulderI just let her let it goI'm not here to fix herI'm just here so she knowsSomebody's steady stayin'When the whole world walks on outA fox don't chase a fairyHe just guards her while she grieves[Spoken over music — drunk male voice, indifferent]"Where's my bottle? I said I'm gone."[Verse 4 — second female vocal, warm, knowing]Hey fox, I see youEven though she can't see youYou see her — and I see both of you[spoken, warm] Come here, girl. Dance with me.[Two female voices trading lines, dancing, raising each other's spirits]Look at him one last time, girlI can't look away, TrixThen look at me instead — we're dancin' tonightHe never even sees meI see you, honey, I see all of it — and I love you anywayTake my hand, don't let goI got you, girl — I got both of you[Chorus — female duet trading lines, warm low male harmony underneath]My red flagThe warning I keep walking throughFour years of tryin' to leave youAnd I still can't cut you looseYou say you want something realThen you won't even hold my handMy red flagI can't seem to walk away, I can't[Verse 5 — female lead vocal, quiet, half to herself, music softens]He sent me a song the other nightSaid quit trying to love me — listen to it twiceI know he'll never feel the way I feelAnd I have to accept thatEither walk away — and I can'tOr just deal with it[Pre-Bridge — female vocal, almost a prayer, quiet dread]He's talking 'bout a job an hour awayAnd God forgive me, I hope he takes it'Cause maybe far is the only wayI'll ever stop showing up[Bridge — female lead with two other voices humming beneath, piano and a heartbeat, gospel hum begins]It's probably best for the both of usIf you'd just leave me aloneBefore you hurt me so muchThat I end up hatin' youBecause I can't seemTo walk away myself[Final Chorus — powerful female vocal full belt, gospel choir swelling, voices lifting her from underneath]My red flag!The warning I keep walking through!Four years of tryin' to leave youAnd I still can't cut you loose!You say you want something realThen you won't even hold my hand!My red flagAnd I can't walk away myself[Outro — music falls back to solo piano, the bar gone quiet][second female voice, softly spoken] And his door's still open, honey. You know you'll go.[lead female, barely audible whisper] I know.[male vocal, warm, smiling] I'll be right here, fairyWhenever you look up[lead female, whispered]After almost four years...I still love him.[one last glass clinks — silence]
