I write the words. You put your name on them.

Verse 1

I get up first and start the heat
I leave your cup there in the seat
I take the traffic side of you
That's the most I know to do

I check the lock and click it twice
I fill the tank so you're on time
I leave the porch light on for you
And never push the sentence through

Chorus

I never put it into words
I let the porch light do the work
Say it once, you said, that's all
I heard you and I let it fall

Verse 2

You said it first, you always do
I acted like I never knew
You stood there with your coat half on
I said I wouldn't be too long

You laughed and said you weren't mad
You said you'd take the love I had
Then you went quiet in the car
And I drove like it wasn't hard

Bridge

I can get you through the rain
I can get you in on time
If I never make the sentence
I kept the best part of it mine

Final chorus

I never put it into words
I let the porch light do the work
Say it once, you said, that's all
I heard you and I let it fall

I killed the engine in the street
I said it looking at my feet
Then I said it to your face
And left the porch light in its place

Verse 1

I folded up the shirt you used to wear
And left it with your jacket on the chair
You said I could take the blue one with me
I put it back where you could plainly see

The mug with the chip still sat by the tap
I drank from it once and I put it back
Two months of a drawer that I called mine
I emptied it out and I took my time

Chorus

It wasn't years, don't give it weight
I'm not in your hall to make you wait
I packed on a Thursday at ten
And I will not do this talk again

Verse 2

You said we should sit and talk it through
I stayed beside the bag and tied my shoe
You said maybe we rushed the ending some
I rushed it so I wouldn't come undone

You asked about the friends we used to meet
I said I'd call, then looked down at my feet
You took our picture off the kitchen shelf
I couldn't take it. Couldn't say that, either.

Bridge

I could stay and turn it into a fight
I could stay and be right half the night
But every time you asked if I was sure
I moved another bag towards the door

Final chorus

It wasn't years, don't give it weight
I'm not in your hall to make you wait
I packed on a Thursday at ten
And I will not do this talk again

I left the key beside the kitchen sink
You stood there waiting for me to rethink
I'd stopped unpacking weeks before that day
I just had nothing left I knew to say

Morning comes in through the curtains
You're sleeping quiet on my chest
I keep one hand around your body
And watch you while you get your rest

I count your fingers one by one
You curl them tightly round my thumb
You make that face before you're crying
Then settle when I start to hum

I carry you into the kitchen
Make my coffee while you sleep
You're wrapped up in that yellow blanket
Curled against me warm and deep

We spend the morning by the window
I show you everything outside
The cars, the trees, the people passing
While you watch them, open-eyed

Chorus

And it's a beautiful day
The sun is warm across the floor
I never knew that I could love
A life this small this much before

By afternoon you're getting restless
So we walk circles through the room
I sing the same few lines so softly
Till you drift off to the tune

I lay you gently in your cradle
Then sit beside you for a while
You open up your eyes and find me
And I swear I see you smile

Chorus

And it's a beautiful day
The light is fading on the wall
Tomorrow we can do it over
I think I like this life after all

I hold you closer as it gets dark
Your breathing soft against my skin
I tell you, "Mama's right here with you"
And kiss your little head again

I think tomorrow we'll go walking
If the morning stays this warm
I'll put that yellow blanket on you
And keep you sleeping in my arms

Final

I close my eyes, you're sleeping there
Tomorrow we can go anywhere
I kiss your head and stroke your hair
Then I wake up, but you were never here

You talk real loud when you know I'm not around
Then I walk in and suddenly nobody makes a sound
You had jokes, had smoke, had my name in your mouth
Now I'm right here, so tell me what all that was about

You had a whole damn story, you told it with pride
Had a room full of people all taking your side
You were sharp with the words when the distance was wide
Now you're staring at the floor with your mouth shut tight

Chorus

Say what you said when you thought I would never hear
Keep the same tone now that I'm standing right here
Don't clean it up, don't make it suddenly sincere
You were brave from afar, so be brave when I'm near

You were talking like you knew every part of my life
Cutting pieces apart just to make the shit fit right
Had a laugh, had a crowd, had a good little night
Now the joke doesn't hit when the target's in sight

I heard every version, every twist, every spin
Every detail you added to make yourself win
Every "that's what I heard," every "that's what they did"
Now I'm asking you once, do you stand on that shit?

Chorus

Say what you said when you thought I would never hear
Keep the same tone now that I'm standing right here
Don't clean it up, don't make it suddenly sincere
You were brave from afar, so be brave when I'm near

Don't give me context, don't soften the claim
Don't blame the whole room when you're the one who said my name
Don't tell me I'm mad just to dodge what you made
You lit the match first, don't complain about the flame

You got bold with a screen and a crowd at your back
Got cold when the person you talked about came back
Now you're reaching for words, trying hard to retract
But the truth don't need edits when you know it's a fact

You had screenshots, side chats, a whole little case
Had strangers repeating what you said in my place
Now the story gets weak when I look in your face
And the confidence dies when there's nowhere to escape

Chorus

Say what you said when you thought I would never hear
Keep the same tone now that I'm standing right here
Don't clean it up, don't make it suddenly sincere
You were brave from afar, so be brave when I'm near

You can call it restraint, you can call it respect
You can say you moved on, say you don't wanna wreck
But you loved that whole mess when the risk was unchecked
Now the cost showed up and you're dodging the debt

I don't care who agreed or who nodded along
A whole room can repeat it and still get it wrong
You were loud when you knew I was already gone
Now I'm right in your face, keep that same fucking song

Chorus

Say what you said when you thought I would never hear
Keep the same tone now that I'm standing right here
Don't clean it up, don't make it suddenly sincere
You were brave from afar, so be brave when I'm near

You wanted attention, you wanted the room
You wanted the laugh while you painted me crude
Now the punchline walked in and it's looking at you
So open your mouth and repeat what you knew

I'm not asking for sorry, I'm asking for nerve
Keep the same little bite that you had with your words
If you meant every line, then you know what it's worth
If you didn't, shut up before making it worse

Chorus

Say what you said when you thought I would never hear
Keep the same tone now that I'm standing right here
Don't clean it up, don't make it suddenly sincere
You were brave from afar, so be brave when I'm near.