----------------------------------------------------------------- 🎵 Part of the Zero One Beats library — streaming live 24/7 on Twitch. 📺 Listen: twitch.tv/ZeroOneBeats 💬 Discord: discord.gg/uweQ4wJbJz We're a community-driven radio playing only the best AI-created music! ----------------------------------------------------------------- [Verse 1] You left your suitcase In my hallway For a month Said you’d come get it When you “weren’t so overwhelmed” Coffee on the counter Kept your mug on the top shelf Friends asked if we’d broken up I said “I’m not sure myself” [Pre-Chorus] We were always Almost honest Halfway in And half out the door I kept hoping You’d call it “home” You kept calling it “Yours for now” [Chorus] I was your halfway house heart Where you came to catch your breath Left your past on my nightstand While you dreamed of somewhere else You said you “weren’t built to stay” Slept in my arms anyway I was your halfway house heart You just checked in Then walked away [Verse 2] Your mama sent a postcard You forgot to change your address I read her looping letters Like she’d written to me instead You’d pace around the kitchen Shoes on Keys in your hand Kissed my forehead on a Tuesday Said “Someday you’ll understand” [Pre-Chorus] You were always Almost certain Halfway promise Halfway plan I kept setting One more place You kept saying “Don’t make plans” [Chorus] I was your halfway house heart Where you came to catch your breath Left your past on my nightstand While you dreamed of somewhere else You said you “weren’t built to stay” Slept in my arms anyway I was your halfway house heart You just checked in Then walked away [Bridge] Now your suitcase Rides my backseat Goodwill drop On Friday night I drive circles Past our exits Every red light Asking why Why I let you Treat my living room Like a layover on your flight Why I waited By the window For a man Who hates goodbyes (but always says them) [Bridge 2] So I’m changing all the locks But not the way I laugh Repainting over ghosts But I’m keeping all the photographs I’m not a stop along the road I’m a town you learn by heart Next time someone wants my love They don’t get just half the map (oh no) [Chorus] I’m not your halfway house heart I’m a front porch Porch light on If you come You come to stay Not to pack up at the dawn I’ll make a home with someone brave Who won’t keep one foot on the brake I’m not a halfway house heart I’m the place you end Not your escape [Outro] Left your suitcase At the thrift store Left your shadow In the yard Drove back home To my own driveway Turned the key In my own heart
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