[Verse 1] Your number lit the room at two I watched it die without a sound Then it came alive again like you knew I'd still be around No message no apology no reason I should cross that line I let it ring I let it stop Then reached for my keys on the third time [Pre-Chorus] I knew the road I knew the cost I knew exactly what I'd find I knew better I went anyway [Chorus] I went anyway with every warning in my head I went anyway like some mistakes don't stay dead Every mile said turn around every nerve said not this time I knew better I knew better I went anyway [Verse 2] Same exits same empty lanes same red light underneath the bridge I could have stopped a hundred times I never even touched the brake You always knew which part of me would choose the wound before the doubt Maybe I came to let you in Maybe I came to finish this out [Pre-Chorus] I knew the road I knew the cost I knew what waited at the end I knew better And I came back again [Chorus] I went anyway with every warning in my head I went anyway like some mistakes don't stay dead Every mile said turn around every nerve said not this time I knew better I knew better I went anyway [Bridge] There you were exactly where some part of me knew you'd be No grand confession no explanation Just you looking back at me You said my name and all at once every mile became a choice Don't— Don't ask me why I came [Final Chorus] I went anyway with every warning in my head I went anyway because some things don't stay dead Every mile said turn around every nerve said not this time I knew better I knew better I went anyway [Final Refrain] Maybe I came to lose you Maybe I came to stay Maybe knowing where this ends was never enough to keep me away I knew better I knew better I went anyway
