[Verse 1 — User Lyrics]
I wonder how it would be had we met another way
if addiction hadn't connected us would we be here today?
this spiritual struggle plagued with deception-your trust I've never fully gained,
the lie tricks us closing our hearts and blind us with pain.
confusion, delusions, illusions if we were sober could it ever be right?
When we get sober it just might.
When we realize we won't survive,
our love will wilt and die.
[Pre-Chorus]
Late-night ashtrays and the echo of your sighs,
old receipts, hotel keys, the clock that never lies.
Every promise frays beneath that neon light,
I reach for you and find the darkness at the side.
[Chorus]
If we're sober — if we're sober (short hook)
If we're sober — we could belong (lift)
If we're sober — if we're sober (short hook)
If we're sober — maybe we stay strong
When the fog clears and the truth unfolds,
maybe our two hearts will find their home
If we're sober — we could belong
If we're sober — we could belong
[Verse 2]
Walking through the late-night rooms where memories collect,
empty coffee cups and cigarettes we can't forget.
I trace the outlines of the lies like fingerprints on glass,
hospital lights, a trembling hand — the moments that won't pass.
You said forever on a tongue that came and went with wine,
I held on to fragments while you chased another sign.
[Pre-Chorus]
The seasons change but pain keeps living in the drawers,
photographs that used to warm now slam like bolted doors.
Still I hear your whisper in the silence after dawn,
and wonder if a sober morning could put the hurt back on.
[Chorus]
If we're sober — if we're sober (short hook)
If we're sober — we could belong (lift)
If we're sober — if we're sober (short hook)
If we're sober — maybe we stay strong
When the fog clears and the truth unfolds,
maybe our two hearts will find their home
If we're sober — we could belong
If we're sober — we could belong
[Bridge]
Then one winter morning under hospital-white skies,
I saw your eyes unmasked, saw the tremor where the truth lies.
I held your hand and counted breaths until the curtains swayed,
there was a choice between the ashes and the price we paid.
I don't demand a miracle — just honesty and time,
I won't keep living in the halfway of your midnight crimes.
So meet me on the other side when you can breathe again,
or walk away so both of us can learn to live again.
[Final Chorus]
If we're sober — if we're sober (short hook, melisma)
If we're sober — we could belong (soaring)
If we're sober — if we're sober (short hook)
If we're sober — maybe we stay strong
When the fog lifts and the morning's honest light
finds two hands willing, reaching for the right
If we're sober — we could belong
If we're sober — we could belong
[Outro]
I wonder how it would be — maybe another way begins,
maybe sober streets can heal the places where we've been.
But if the choice is made and you don't find the will to try,
I'll love you from a distance, and I won't beg you to survive.
