BORN TO LOVE YOU [Verse 1] I was born to love you under Florida moonlight, Moon on the water, everything felt right. You drove five hours with the radio loud, Singing through the night as you crossed every town. I waited on the porch in the dress you liked, Heart wide open underneath the porch light. You walked through the door like you’d been here before, And I already knew I would ask for more. [Pre-Chorus] You knew how to cook, you’d surprise me at night, With dinners I’d never tried, everything just right. Then breakfast in the morning, like a secret from you, Little things you would make that I never knew. Your hands on my waist, but your eyes said go, You kissed me slowly, like you weren’t sure to know. I kissed you like forever was something we could cure, Like if I loved you harder, you might become sure. [Chorus] I was born to love you, Born to let you in, Born to call you home Again and again. You were born to leave me, I was born to stay, You were just passing through My American dream that day. I gave you my heart, You gave me goodbye, I was reaching for forever, You were watching it pass by. Maybe I was born to love you— But you were never born to stay. [Verse 2] I learned your coffee, learned your quiet ways, Learned all the little things you’d never say. I wore the colors that looked good on you, Changed little pieces just to feel brand new. I would’ve kept the whole world warm for you, Held every broken piece you ever knew. But somewhere in your mind, you were already gone, Even when your body was lying in my arms. [Pre-Chorus 2] We liked the same records, we chased the same sea, Same kind of silence, same kind of dream. We saw the same stars on the coastal drive, Like two lonely hearts pretending we were alive. [Chorus] I was born to love you, Born to let you in, Born to call you home Again and again. You were born to leave me, I was born to stay, You were just passing through My American dream that day. I gave you my heart, You gave me goodbye, I was reaching for forever, You were watching it pass by. Maybe I was born to love you— But you were never born to stay. [Verse 3] We were mirrors in the softest kind of light, Same little habits, same beautiful nights. You loved the picture, but you hated the frame, You loved the feeling, but you feared the name. You called me “baby” in that low, sweet tone, Made me feel wanted, then left me alone. You matched my heartbeat, you matched my soul, But matching someone doesn’t mean you’ll hold. [Bridge] I still see you in the rearview glow, Vape in your fingers as you drove away slow. That crooked little smile, those lips I knew, The face I memorized just to lose you. You said that you loved me—I believe you did, Maybe for a moment, maybe for a little bit. But love that disappears when the road gets long Was never the kind of love I was holding on. [Final Chorus] I was born to love you, Born to let you in, Born to build a home Where your heart could begin. You were born to wander, I was born to stay, You were just a beautiful stranger In my American dream that day. I gave you my evenings, I gave you my light, I gave you every version Of me you wanted to find. You gave me pretty promises, Then drove into the blue— And the saddest part of all Is I still would’ve chosen you. [Outro] Now the palm trees whisper All the things you never said. We were almost the same sky, Almost the same bed. You were looking through the window, I was waiting at the door. I thought we were forever— You were only passing through. I was born to love you… You were never born to stay. And somewhere on the radio, Our song still plays.
