Alright y’all! This next one’s got some attitude to it. It’s about being scared of good things, but also… it’s about finding someone who makes you brave enough to stop running.
I wrote this after spending way too many mornings sneaking out like a damn cat burglar! But sometimes you meet someone who makes breakfast sound better than freedom. This one’s called ‘Never Stayed Past Sunrise’!
Always kept my sneakers by the bedroom door
Had my exit strategy planned before
Five-thirty alarm would pull me from your arms
Before the morning light could do me harm
Never let them see me with my makeup gone
Never let them catch me when the magic’s done
Been running from the sunrise all my life
‘Cause daylight shows the truth behind the lies
Never stayed past sunrise, never wanted to
Always left them sleeping, that’s what I would do
But you make coffee singing, and your dog knows my name
Now I’m fighting every instinct just to stay
Never stayed past sunrise ’til I met you
You don’t try to hold me when I reach for clothes
Don’t make me feel guilty when I need to go
Just smile and say “I’ve got fresh coffee brewing
And pancakes on the griddle if you’re in the mood”
Your porch light keeps me company at dawn
While you play guitar and try to not wake me up
And something ’bout your gentle morning ways
Makes me want to see another day
Used to think that morning meant goodbye
That staying meant I’d have to justify
Why I’m worth the trouble, worth the mess
But you just love me more, not less
Never stayed past sunrise, but I’m learning to
Trade my running shoes for something true
Now you make me breakfast, and I know I’m safe
Found a love that makes me want to stay
Never stayed past sunrise
Never stayed past sunrise
‘Til you made me want to stay