[Verse 1] You’re like a substance to me Quiet euphoria running through my veins I’m not supposed to say these things But after twenty-seven years, the truth remains I can’t deny you’re a habit One I was never meant to quit [Chorus] You’ve got a hold on me, deep as muscle memory A quarter century and I still don’t know Do you want me here… or do you pity me? Or am I the best thing that ever happened to someone who forgot how to be happy? [Verse 2] We talked about France in 2019 Lyon lights and tortoise sanctuary dreams The map got folded, the years got loud Now those roads only exist in my head Some trips we finish, some we never start But every almost leaves fingerprints on the heart [Chorus] You’ve got a hold on me, deep as muscle memory A quarter century and I still don’t know Do you want me here… or do you pity me? Or am I the best thing that ever happened to someone who forgot how to be happy? [Bridge] I’d quit you today if it meant you felt free If I’m holding you down, love… would you tell me? I just want you happy But no one in this house knows happy, no body knows happy quite like me [Final Chorus (softer, then swelling with the cello)] So let’s leave the best days still to be claimed Go dancing in the rain, unashamed Let the road decide where we’re supposed to be I’ll take the wheel…
