[Verse 1] I met you by the fairground gate With your case full of songs and change You had dirt on your jeans And a look that felt like rain You said, "darlin', hold on tight" While the crowd turned soft and low I fell for the calloused hands And the shy half-smile I know [Pre-Chorus] Then the messages started pourin' From a hundred borrowed names Same old laugh, same old promise But the faces weren't the same [Chorus] You ain't him, you ain't him Don't wear his worn-out grin You ain't him, you ain't him I'm not fallin' for it again (you ain't him) (you ain't him) My heart's too tired to bend [Verse 2] One said you were stuck in town One said you needed cash One sent me a crooked voice note Tryin' to make the past last I answered back at midnight To a man with a stolen line But the more I chased your shadow The more I lost my mind [Pre-Chorus] Every ring and every stranger Pulled my name into the fight I kept wadin' through the fakers Till I couldn't tell what's right [Chorus] You ain't him, you ain't him Don't wear his worn-out grin You ain't him, you ain't him I'm not fallin' for it again (you ain't him) (you ain't him) My heart's too tired to bend [Bridge] Now I check every smile twice And every story twice Heaven help the fool I was Tryin' to buy back one good night If you're real, come stand in daylight With your songs and your scars I got lost among the copies Lookin' for your star [Final Chorus] You ain't him, you ain't him Don't wear his worn-out grin You ain't him, you ain't him I'm not fallin' for it again (you ain't him) (you ain't him) Let the posers fade to wind
