If You Don’t Come Home the Same

Intro (He) Truck idling too long at the end of the drive Radio preacher talking ’bout staying alive I sit here a minute, hand on the wheel Trying to remember how normal feels Verse 1 (She) Coffee’s gone cold on the edge of the sink Dog won’t sleep till he hears your keys I tell myself late don’t mean gone But my head don’t listen when the house goes quiet Verse 1 (He) I swear it’s nothing, just a bar stool night Couple guys from work, same old lines But every mile back is a tighter knot I know what your eyes ask before you talk Pre-Chorus (Duet) She: I read the room like it’s testimony He: I read your face like it’s already lonely Both: We brace for the moment before it breaks Chorus (Duet) If you don’t come home the same If your laugh’s a little off, if your touch has changed I start counting shadows, I start filling blanks I don’t need proof, I just need you straight I keep a picture of us when it was easy to stay You keep saying freedom don’t mean walking away I’m scared love leaves quiet, like rain at night So I hold too tight—yeah, I hold too tight Verse 2 (She) You talk about her like a chapter you passed Said it burned you good, said it couldn’t last But I hear her name in the way you drift Like a song you skip but still don’t miss Verse 2 (He) You ask who texted, I say it’s nothing You hear a pause where there wasn’t something I get why you circle, I get why you doubt I’ve seen how goodbye sneaks in your mouth Turnaround (Duet) She: I hate that my mind makes maps of your day He: I hate that I want a road with no gates Both: We stand on a line nobody drew Chorus (Duet) If you don’t come home the same If your eyes won’t land, if you won’t say my name I start building stories, I start calling it fate I don’t need promises, I need you awake I keep loving the version of us that stayed You keep needing space you can’t quite explain I’m scared love leaves quiet, like rain at night So I hold too tight—yeah, I hold too tight [Instrumental] Bridge (She) I tried to be cool, tried to let it slide Put my fear in a drawer, told it to hide But the floor tells on you when you pace the hall And my heart hears footsteps before they fall Bridge (He) I learned to travel light, learned to not need But wanting you feels like losing my feet If I lean too hard, I lose my name If I pull away, I feed your pain Break (Duet, low) She: Don’t disappear on me. He: Don’t cage me with worry. Both: Don’t make us the thing we’re afraid to be. Final Chorus (Duet) If you don’t come home the same Let it be because we told the truth today I don’t need control, I need your face Right here, right now, in this place I’ll let go a little, you stay a little Meet me halfway in the middle of the fear If love’s gonna leave, let it leave in the light I won’t hold too tight—no, not tonight Outro (Duet) She: If you’re staying, say it plain. He: If I’m leaving, I’ll say my name. Both: Come home the same, or don’t come alone— Put it on the table. Let’s find our way home.