[Intro] If this finds you Before the morning does... Don't answer right away. I got some things I'm better at writing Than saying to your face. [Verse 1] I've been up since midnight, Watching shadows cross the wall, Started this a dozen times, Didn't send a one at all. Wrote "Hey, how've you been?" Like I don't already know. Wrote "Hope you're doing good," Deleted that one too. 'Cause that ain't what I mean. And you always knew When I was hiding something Somewhere in between. So here's the part I'd probably joke about If you were sitting here— I got scared. Not of the law. Not of the banks. Not of disappearing With another name. I got scared When being next to you Started feeling safe. And I didn't know What to do with that. So I ran the other way. [Chorus] If this finds you, Let it find you slow. You don't owe me an answer. You don't have to know. I ain't asking for forever. I ain't asking you to choose. I just couldn't let another morning come Without telling you... Somewhere between The running and the truth, I think I got A little too used to you. [Verse 2 — Conversational Rap] Remember that motel With the busted neon sign? You took the bed by the window, Said the wall side should be mine. Said I sleep like I'm expecting Someone kicking down the door. You laughed, Then moved your boots So I wouldn't trip across the floor. That's stupid. I know. That's the stuff I remember. Not the money. Not the getaway. Not that freezing December. I remember how you'd hand me coffee Before I asked for it. How you knew when not to talk. How we'd ride for half a day And somehow silence wasn't awkward. That's what got me. Not some movie kiss. Not lightning. Not fate. It was little ordinary things I noticed way too late. And maybe that's why I went cold. Maybe that's why I disappeared. It's easier fighting everybody else Than admitting somebody got near. [Chorus] If this finds you, Let it find you slow. You don't owe me an answer. You don't have to know. I ain't asking for forever. I ain't asking you to choose. I just couldn't let another morning come Without telling you... Somewhere between The running and the truth, I think I got A little too used to you. [Verse 3] I don't know what happens If we ever talk again. Maybe we're two old outlaws Better off as almost-friends. Maybe too much got broken. Maybe some things don't come back. Maybe love ain't enough To rebuild a burned-out track. I don't know. That's me saying it. For once, I really don't. And I'm trying not to turn What I can't promise Into something that I won't. But if you ever wondered Whether any of it was real— Yeah. More than I admitted. Probably more than I could deal. [Bridge] I thought leaving first Would hurt less. Turns out distance Doesn't work like that. You can ride until the mountains disappear And still carry somebody back. So I'm not crossing your border. I'm not knocking on your door. I'm just leaving one small light on Where there wasn't one before. [Final Chorus] If this finds you, Let it find you slow. You still don't owe me an answer. You still don't have to know. I ain't asking for forever. I ain't asking for the past. I just finally learned That running fast Don't make a feeling pass. And somewhere between Who I was And what I've put us through... I stopped trying To find the perfect words. Truth is... I still think about you. [Outro] That's all. No grand ending. No clever line. Just... Howdy, partner. Hope you're alright.
