Grayson Johnson

Turn back time,
to the night we started
I was good alone,
now I’m broken-hearted
We said it’s just for fun,
nothing serious, no strings
But if I knew you’d stay,
I’d have given you everything

Pre-Chorus

Now I’m dancing with your shadow in the dark
Every kiss just leaves another mark

Chorus

Is it just me? I can’t breathe
Every time you’re next to me
Do you know what your eyes do?
Or is it all in my head?
You’re my high, my low, my in-between
Got me stuck on what we could be
But every time the night ends
I’m just your one night stand again

Verse 2

You leave me on read,
like it don’t even hurt
Then you pull me back in,
with a look and a word
Ask me why I’m quiet,
like I’m hard to understand
But this is the first time I’ve felt something real,
not pretend

Pre-Chorus

Now I’m dancing with your shadow in the dark
Every kiss just leaves another mark

Chorus

Is it just me? I can’t breathe
Every time you’re next to me
Do you know what your eyes do?
Or is it all in my head?
You’re my high, my low, my in-between
Got me stuck on what we could be
But every time the night ends
I’m just your one night stand again

Bridge

Say it, mean it, don’t play dumb
Am I yours or just someone?
Cause I can’t keep holding on
If you’re already gone
Still waiting for you to say
I’m the one, not just a phase
But you only want me close
When you’re feeling alone

Chorus

Is it just me? I can’t breathe
Every time you’re next to me
Do you know what your eyes do?
Or is it all in my head?
You’re my high, my low, my in-between
But not the one you let me be
So this time when the night ends
I won’t be your one night stand again

We sit on the hood of your car at night

Counting stars we don’t understand

You laugh like the world is ours to write

Like forever fits in your hand
I feel it there in the space between

Every word we don’t quite say

Like a spark in a broken machine

That could light, but might just fade away

Pre-Chorus


You move a little closer, I hold my breath

Hearts running faster than our heads

Chorus


We’re almost, not yet

Right here on the edge of it

Close enough to feel the heat

But too young to match the beat
If I reach, will it break?

If I stay, will it stay?

We’re dancing in the in-between

Of what we want and what’s unseen 

We’re almost….not yet

Verse 2


Your hand brushes mine by accident

But neither of us pulls away

There’s a line and it’s heaven-sent

And we’re tempted to cross it every day
I see the future in your eyes

But it’s blurry and undefined

it’s a dream but only if we had more time


Pre-Chorus


You whisper “what if,”
And I shake my head

Some things are better
left undone and unsaid

Chorus


We’re almost, not yet

Right here on the edge of it

Close enough to feel the heat

But too young to match the beat

If I reach, will it break?

If I stay, will it stay?

We’re dancing in the in-between

Of what we want and what we need

We’re almost… not yet

Bridge


Maybe in another year

Or another life, we’d disappear

Into something that we dream about
But it’s just a dream I fear


Final Chorus


We’re almost, not yet

still innocence

Writing chapters we won’t read

But we’ll never forget

If I reach, will it break?

If I stay, will it stay?

We’re holding onto something real

But letting it get anyway

We’re almost… not yet

So we sit on the hood of your car at night

Two hearts that just can’t begin

Close enough to touch the light

But not ready to step in

Verse 1
I’m here stayin’ in while you’re out on your own 
I never win,
got my heart broke 
by a woman with a neck tattoo

Walked in, made me feel brand new

Now I’m all alone
and you’re gone

I should let you go,
but I don’t know how

Every time I try, I just break down
Every sip just makes it worse
This empty heart an endless curse

Chorus
It’s like whiskey in the bottle

Gettin’ harder just to swallow

Thinkin’ ‘bout you bein’ gone

Thinkin’ ‘bout you movin’ on

And I keep drinkin’, know it’s wrong

Girl, I know it won’t fix nothin’

But I can’t stop wantin’ somethin’

That don’t want me at all

It’s like whiskey in the bottle


Verse 2
This heart’s an endless curse

Always wanting’ what makes it worse

It’s gotten addicted to you

Yeah, you’re already through

And just like that bottle, I’ve been used

Pre-Chorus
I should let you go, but I don’t know how

Every time I try, I just break down
Every sip just makes it worse
This empty heart an endless curse

Chorus
It’s like whiskey in the bottle

Gettin’ harder just to swallow

Thinkin’ ‘bout you bein’ gone

Thinkin’ ‘bout you movin’ on

And I keep drinkin’, know it’s wrong

Girl, I know it won’t fix nothin’

But I can’t stop wantin’ somethin’

That don’t want me at all

It’s like whiskey in the bottle


I tried to quit you like I quit that burn

But every road I take, just takes a turn

Right back to nights I can’t outrun

Sittin’ here with what you’ve done

And I hate that I still need you now

Chorus
It’s like whiskey in the bottle

Gettin’ harder just to swallow

Thinkin’ ‘bout you bein’ gone

Thinkin’ ‘bout you movin’ on

And I keep drinkin’, know it’s wrong

Girl, I know it won’t fix nothin’

But I can’t stop wantin’ somethin’

That don’t want me at all

It’s like whiskey in the bottle

Yeah, it’s like whiskey in the bottle

Stand face to face, on my tippy toes

You were my first, and I was your little

Quiet escape from the world

Now our hair’s all a mess and the clothes on the floor

Got me both hating myself and wanting more and more

That feeling for just a time

Now you won’t leave my mind
Pre-Chorus

I’m out to the world, wasn’t a choice of mine

You got a girlfriend and you're hiding behind

Some little lie you keep telling yourself
Chorus

Face flush, locked on your eyes

I know every inch of your skin and you know mine
Calling your name and I can’t stand

Being your secret while you’re my man
I’m tired of hiding in the dark

Holding your hand only when it’s safe to start

You say you care but you draw the line

I’m just your secret while you’re mine
Verse 2

I’ve gotten tired of running around

Quick little bathroom trips, can’t make a sound
Keep breaking my heart and I cry when it’s late

It’s the hope inside that I hate
You whisper my name like it’s something to hide
Like love is a crime when it’s you and I

But when the lights go low

You’re the only truth I know

Chorus

Face flush, locked on your eyes

I know every inch of your skin and you know mine
Calling your name and I can’t stand

Being your secret while you’re my man
I’m tired of hiding in the dark

Holding your hand only when it’s safe to start

You say you care but you draw the line

I’m just your secret while you’re mine
Bridge

Maybe one day you’ll choose what’s real

Instead of hiding how you feel
There’s some hope inside wondering 

What we are and what we could be

And every kiss just cuts a little deeper
Final Chorus

Face flush, locked on your eyes

I know every inch of your skin and you know mine
Calling your name and I can’t stand

Being your secret while you’re my man
I’m done pretending this is fine

Love shouldn’t live between the lines

If you won’t choose me in the light

Then I won’t stay your secret tonight
Stand face to face, on my tippy toes

But this time I think I know

Some loves are meant to set you free

Even if it isn’t me