[Intro – airy pads + soft vocal chop] oh… oh… now… or… never… [Verse 1] I’m at the bus stop Three long nights came back home same old cycle, I need more Check my phone again Screen too bright Your text not sent it don’t feel right Clock on the wall like it’s counting me Every little second Thinking too much Heart on read Mind on send Every what if like not again [Pre-Chorus] I pace in a straight line Back and forth and back Every step a countdown Every doubt comes back Breath getting shallow sweat in my hands If I walk away from this Do I ever get it back? [Chorus] I got that now-or-never fever Sweat on my palms, can’t move Standing on the edge of the future Shaking in my worn-out shoes All of my maybe dreams Piled up at your front door I got that now-or-never fever Can’t stay the same no more (now-or-never) (now-or-never) [Drop – chant + vocal chops] NOW — OR — NEVER NOW — OR — NEVER now-now-never now-now-never oh—ah—oh ah—oh—ah [Verse 2] Your name on my mind Like a password shift to drive but I should reverse Streetlight flicker On cracked concrete I trace our plans with both house keys Friends say chill But they don’t feel How one small word Could flip the deal Play it safe by the skin of my teeth Either we rise together or we both in too deep [Pre-Chorus] I pace in a straight line For hours without sleep Every thought I question I’ll get down on my knees You open up the doorway I give you one kiss last chance I got right now take it before I miss [Chorus] I got that now-or-never fever Sweat on my palms, can’t move Standing on the edge of the future Shaking in my worn-out shoes All of my maybe dreams Piled up at your front door I got that now-or-never fever Can’t stay the same no more (now-or-never) (now-or-never) [Outro – echo fade] now… or… never… now… or… never…
