I Don't Wanna Be Your Maybe

Intro

Ooh — ooh, ah

(hey) yeah, uh

Verse

You call me late when the lights go down, smiling through the phone

Say the words I wanna hear but then you leave me on my own

You got a charm like a loaded trick, every line another pull

I keep folding like the paper heart you toss into your skull

I don't want the glitter, the quick fix, the midnight rendezvous

I want the steady in your hands, not a paperback excuse

So take your silver tongue and put it where the rehearsed lines end

'Cause I'm not a scene to play, I'm a person you should tend

Pre-chorus

I've slept on promises that never learned to stay (stay, stay)

I gave you keys and mornings, you gave me yesterday (yesterday)

I'm tired of guessing whether I'm the start or just the side (side)

It's time to say the thing I know inside — I won't hide

Chorus

I don't wanna be your maybe, I don't wanna be your maybe

I don't wanna be your maybe, no, I don't wanna be your maybe (no)

I want to be loved, I want to be loved, I want to be loved for real (for real)

Not another midnight story, not another deal, no

I don't wanna be your maybe, I don't wanna be your maybe

I don't wanna be your maybe, no, I don't wanna be your maybe (stop)

I want the kind of love that stays when morning comes (stays)

Not the kind that leaves me calling out for crumbs

Verse

You wear your freedom like a badge, but freedom's not a game

You say you're scared of being tied, but you break what you claim

I used to dress my doubts in lipstick, let them smile and hide

Now I wear my answer louder, it's time to choose a side

There are hands that build like houses and hands that steal the lights

There's a kind of touch that promises, and a kind that walks in stride

So show me all of you — the messy and the whole (the whole)

'Cause I won't be the empty space that fills the hole

Pre-chorus

I've been rehearsing lines that fell apart on cue (cue)

I fed the part you wanted, but it wasn't even true (true)

No more waiting rooms, I won't sit for your show (no)

If you can't bring me closer, then I'm letting go

Chorus

I don't wanna be your maybe, I don't wanna be your maybe

I don't wanna be your maybe, no, I don't wanna be your maybe (yeah)

I want to be loved, I want to be loved, I want to be loved for real (for real)

Not another secret kept, not another spinning wheel

I don't wanna be your maybe, I don't wanna be your maybe

I don't wanna be your maybe, no, I don't wanna be your maybe (oh)

I want a brave kind of love that shows up when it's hard (shows up)

Not a map with only exits and one hollow card

Bridge

If you're just passing through, close the door behind you (go)

If you want a visit, show me proof, not just a view (show me)

I'm done with paper promises and late-night alibis (no more)

If you want me, be present — say it, mean it, live it, try (try)

Chorus

I don't wanna be your maybe, I don't wanna be your maybe

I don't