Verse 1 Rich rolled up like a magazine cover, Chrome so clean it caught the sun, Classic lines and grown-up confidence— The kind that makes you think he’s “the one.” And I parked my little ’86 Civic With the windows halfway down, No A/C, no big impression— Just a heart that wouldn’t calm down. Pre-Chorus He had the shine, I had the hope, He had the keys, I had the prayer, He had a driveway full of proof… I had a feeling standing there. Chorus It was Corvette vs. Civic, Big league vs. “just wait and see,” But love don’t care what you’re driving— Love cares who you’re gonna be. I didn’t have a house or headlines, Didn’t have much I could show— Just a steady kind of wanting And a promise I didn’t know I’d hold. Verse 2 Doug was kind—he read the moment, Didn’t push, didn’t play that game, Rich took his time like a calendar, Once a month and always the same. Me? I went back to my parents’ place, Tried to act like it was fine, But every night my thoughts kept circling Like a vinyl on a line. Pre-Chorus 2 And here’s the truth I laugh at now— It stung, but it wasn’t wrong: You weren’t looking to marry a boy Still living where he’d grown. Chorus It was Corvette vs. Civic, Polish vs. a work-in-progress me, But love don’t sign a paycheck— Love signs eternity. I didn’t have a perfect story, Didn’t have the “right” routine— Just a stubborn little heartbeat And a dream too big to leave. Bridge So I started showing up different, Not louder—just more true, Learning how to be a man Before I ever held you. And the funny thing about love is— When it’s real, it sees right through All the paint and all the polish… And it finds what’s faithful in you. Final Chorus Yeah, it was Corvette vs. Civic, But the finish line wasn’t speed— It was patience, it was presence, It was learning what you need. And I still smile at that parking lot, At the kid I used to be— ’Cause the girl didn’t fall for the car… She fell for the man in the Civic— The man I was learning to be. Outro Corvette vs. Civic… And love chose me.
