**Verse 1** I was the shelter you ran to at night, But never the place you stayed till the light, I fixed what was broken, then faded away, Always the answer you needed that day. I held every secret, I swallowed the blame, Left with the echo but none of the name, A ghost in the doorway, half gone, half there, Loved like a rumor, breathed like a prayer. **Pre-Chorus** I learned how to leave before you’d ask, Wore every goodbye like a permanent mask. **Chorus** I was the best kind of temporary, The most unwanted permanent scar, The sweetest dream you’d wake up chasing, The worst kind of nightmare in the dark. Wanted only when I’m leaving, Never required to stay, I keep reaching for the unreachable, Still daring to fail anyway. **Verse 2** I stood on the edge while you built your life, Cheered for your future, bled in the fight, I gave you my courage when yours ran thin, Then watched you lock every door from within. You loved the way I could save the day, Hated the thought of me wanting to stay, So I learned to pack my heart real light, Just enough hope to survive the night. **Bridge** If loving you was a losing game, I played it honest, like a Phoenix's first flame, Some men are born to be almost enough, You'll won't see us crumble, we wether the rough. **Final Chorus** He was the best kind of temporary, The dream you keep but never hold, The nightmare you blame when it’s quiet, The truth that’s too heavy and cold. I’m wanted only when I’m leaving, Never required to stay, Still reaching for the unreachable, Still brave enough to fail. **Outro** So I’ll walk on with my head held high, A heart that breaks but still will try, If this is the role I was born to play, I’ll reach, I’ll fall… And I’ll do it anyway. l
