[Intro - whisper over sparse piano + distant 808]
Two AM, your headlights on, I was buried in my pride
You stayed through sirens, stayed through lies — you stayed on my side
(Production note: sparse piano, warm 808, trap hi-hats, pitched vocal ad-libs)
[Verse 1]
Two AM, missed call 2:14 — my phone face down, I lied
You stood on the doorstep in your coat, breath foggin' in the night
I sat in some neon motel, laughter where the shame reside
You drove past my streetlights just to make sure I survived
I let a cheap night steal our days, I let my guard slide
Left your number on seen like it was nothing — I crucified
The trust you built with candles, coffee-stained receipts and time
I traded that for headlines, late rides, and foolish crimes
You never put a lock on us, you left the window cracked
You kept the spare key in your shoe, you saw me through my relapse
You patched me when I split seams — you always ran back
Now I’m learning every hard lesson in the scars of what I lacked
[Pre-Chorus - half-sung, breathy]
You hum me out the dark, pull my chest back to the dawn (ooh)
Little things — your lighter laugh, your jacket on my lawn (yeah)
If I could rewind the night, erase the way I lied
I’d press play on every dawn where you were by my side
[Chorus - concise, hooky]
Back to you — my one light, my right move (back to you)
Back to you — I’ll prove I’m through (I swear I'm through)
Back to you — fix what I broke, make it new
Back to you — only you, only you
(Ad-libs: “only you,” pitched echoes, vocal chop)
[Verse 2 - rap, denser rhyme, triplets]
I kept receipts of my excuses, taped 'em to the wall, crumpled up the truth (uh)
Triplets on the clock, tick-tock of the nights I stole from you (tick-tock)
Ghosted texts, couch and cheap smoke, every fast lane bruise (skrrt)
You drove past my story, found me out, wiped away my ruse
I heard you on the curb outside the bar — thumb twitch, ring cold
You said, "Boy, you finna lose me," then you folded like the hands that hold
You sat in the rain while I rehearsed my next mistake, heart sold
You kept my name in your mouth when every other voice turned cold
I called you “always” and then I broke the word in half
Left you with my timeline of apologies delayed like drafts
Now I’ll answer every midnight, delete every ghostly past
Show up early to your mornings, make our quiet last
[Pre-Chorus - melodic run]
I hear your laugh cut through the static, pull me from the fight (yeah)
Small rituals — your coffee cup, your left-hand light (mm)
Let me be the steady chord you lean on every night
Let me be the reason you don’t pack up and fly
[Chorus - hook repeats]
Back to you — my one light, my right move (back to you)
Back to you — I’ll prove I’m through (I promise)
Back to you — fix what I broke, make it new
Back to you — only you, only you
[Bridge - gritty confession, vows, production switch: 808 sub, sparser hats]
I’ll delete every contact that tempted late a.m. calls
I’ll read the lease, sign my name, show up when daylight falls
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