Title: Nice Guys Finish Last [Intro – whispered, dark] Yeah… They say the good ones win in the end… But nobody talks about the war before that. [Verse 1] Why do nice guys finish last in the race? Why does love leave scars you can’t erase? Why a man pay debts he never once made, Fightin’ someone else's demons in the mess that they made? I loved hard, every breath, every piece that I had, Now the same damn world turn around call me bad. Used to move with faith, heart open wide, Now every single memory got a blade inside. Gave loyalty freely, never counted the cost, Now I'm staring at the mirror tryna measure the loss. Crazy how the pure heart always ends in the dark, When the knife in your back got a lover’s mark. [Pre-Chorus] Trust turned dust in the palm of my hand, Tried to be a good man, now I barely stand. Cold in my chest where the fire once burned, Hard lessons written in the love I earned. [Chorus] Nice guys finish last, that’s the lie they sell, While the good hearts drown in a private hell. Love cut deep when I gave it my soul, Now I'm walking through the dark tryna carry this load. No more faith, no more heart in the game, Every scar got a memory carved in my name. If the world made a monster from the man I was, Then the darkness inside is what I became because… [Verse 2] Now my days full of pain, got defense in my stance, Learned real quick love ain’t always romance. Sometimes it’s betrayal hiding under a smile, Sometimes loyalty only lasts for a while. Friends turn ghosts when the storm clouds rise, Truth finally shows through the sweetest lies. I was bold when the light still lived in my veins, Now I walk through shadows that were born from the pain. Every promise echo in the back of my head, Every word that was spoken now something dead. Still a king underneath all the frost in my veins, Just a man who survived through the weight of the pain. [Bridge – emotional] Maybe love ain’t meant for hearts like mine, Maybe loyalty fades with the hands of time. Maybe nice guys break so the cold ones rise… And the truth only lives in the broken eyes. [Final Chorus] Nice guys finish last, that’s the lie they told, So the warm heart died and it slowly turned cold. Love cut deep when I gave it my soul, Now I'm walking through darkness alone with the role. No more faith, no more trust in the game, Every scar got a memory carved in my name. But the man that survived through the pain and the past… Is the one still standing when the fake ones collapse. [Outro – quiet] Yeah… Nice guys don’t finish last… We just learn the truth… too late.
