If you haven't, please go check out the amazing SA-SO! They make some incredible songs! https://suno.com/@saso1008 ________________________________________________ Thanks for the ride. I know it’s late. I just need to get home without making tonight any worse. Rough night? Headed home? Or you leaving something behind? I saw her at last call glass low ring bright Same old eyes new calm under warm light Husband had a kind face no fake charm Held her coat in one hand kept the other on her arm She looked good like peace had learned her shape I laughed too hard and said great yeah great Then I paid my tab fast left my drink half full Now my chest keeps kicking like a bad fuel pull Told myself she moved on fine no sting But my gut found a bruise underneath that thing The hard part was not her finding someone else It was seeing him be steady where I kept myself So what happened? It sounds like you know you had a chance. I had more than a chance I had spring in my hands Had late floor talks and next week plans She asked where we stood I stood there still Made jokes made smoke made distance feel skill I kept one foot out like smart men do Called it taking time when I knew she knew She wanted plain truth not a locked door maze I gave her half yeses and complicated stays I liked being wanted but I feared being known So I made her feel close then I left her alone I did not break loud I just wore her thin Slow cold yes with a locked jaw grin Did you love her? Or did you just love that she wanted you? That is the ugly part yeah I loved both Loved that she stayed when my guard stayed closed Loved knowing she cared before I had to show Loved the safe warm part before truth got close When she asked for plain words from me My mouth found exits my heart found keys Meeting people is easy I can talk all night Trade jokes trade looks make a room feel light The hard part hits when the small talk ends When someone gets close and the mask won’t bend I can get a number by closing time But I can’t let a good hand cross that line So what changed tonight? Is this really about her, or is it about you? Maybe not her maybe the empty seat Maybe walking in crowded and leaving incomplete Maybe her ring just lit up my habits One decent man made the pattern look tragic I do not want to wreck what she has now She found safe ground I won’t drag that down I just hate how the truth sits clean She did not get away I kept standing between All my wants and the work they take All my sorrys stuck behind being safe It is not finding someone that makes it hard It is dropping the act and lowering my guard So what do you do with that? What changes after tonight? I do not call her I let that rest I do not turn her peace into my test I take this ride as the bill come due For every soft thing I made run through Next time warmth shows up at my door I do not dress fear up as being sure I say what I mean while it still means more I stop keeping score from behind a locked door If I want love then I act less armed Let truth come close without pulling alarms No more half yes no more slow retreat No more making home out of an empty seat That's your street coming up. You want the corner? The corner is fine. I can walk from here. Thanks for listening. I didn't realize how long I'd been carrying that.
