Same Ending

[Verse 1] I met her on a night I wasn’t looking, She smiled and said, “You’re different, I can tell.” We stayed up talking till the morning, She told me things she’d never told nobody else. She said she loved the way I held her, Said my arms were somewhere she could breathe. I thought maybe I had finally found her, Maybe she was finally the one for me. [Pre-Chorus] Then came the good mornings, Then came the goodnights, “I miss you” turned to “I love you” Every single night. She said, “I’m not going anywhere,” And I believed it when she said it… Funny how forever sounds so beautiful Right before you lose it. [Chorus] It always starts with “I really like you,” Then “I think I’m falling in love.” Then “I promise I won’t leave you,” Till “I’m sorry, this is too much.” Starts with forever, ends with goodbye, Starts with your arms around me, ends with empty nights. Different girl, same damn pain, Different name… same ending. [Verse 2] Then the good mornings started coming later, The goodnights disappeared altogether. She said she had a lot going on, I told myself that we’d get through whatever. But I could feel her getting distant Every time she pulled away. And I knew what was coming Before she ever said my name. She looked at me and said, “You didn’t do anything wrong.” Then, “You deserve somebody better,” Like that somehow makes it easier to move on. She said, “I’m just not ready,” “I don’t wanna hurt you in the end.” And the words that broke me most were, “Maybe we should just be friends.” [Pre-Chorus] So I smiled like I was okay, Told her I understood. Then I drove home in silence Like I knew I always would. Opened up our old messages, Scrolled back to the beginning… And every promise that she made me Was already disappearing. [Chorus] It always starts with “I really like you,” Then “I think I’m falling in love.” Then “I promise I won’t leave you,” Till “I’m sorry, this is too much.” Starts with forever, ends with goodbye, Starts with your arms around me, ends with empty nights. Different girl, same damn pain, Different name… same ending. [Bridge] Maybe I love too hard, Maybe I trust too fast. Maybe I keep giving pieces To people who were never gonna last. But I don’t wanna stop believing, I don’t wanna become cold. I just want somebody who means it When they say, “I’m never letting go.” [Breakdown] ‘Cause I’m tired of being Somebody’s almost. Somebody’s maybe. Somebody’s “I don’t know.” I don’t need perfect. I don’t need forever tonight. Just don’t tell me you’re staying If you’re already saying goodbye. [Final Chorus] It always starts with “I really like you,” Then “I think I’m falling in love.” Then “I promise I won’t leave you,” Till “I’m sorry, this is too much.” Starts with forever, ends with goodbye, Starts with “you’re my everything,” ends with “you’ll be alright.” Different girl, same damn pain, Different name… same ending. [Outro] But maybe someday… Somebody stays. Maybe someday The story finally changes. Different girl. Different name. Different story. Same beginning… But not the same ending.