

Prompt / Lyrics
[Verse 1] There’s a truck running down the road Been there longer than it needs I keep standing in the doorway Like that ever stopped a thing You’re still asleep, the house is warm Same old boards beneath my feet Funny how it’s harder leaving quiet Than it ever was to leave mid-speech [Chorus] So I’m gone before the sun Before we say it wrong Nothing here is broken It just hasn’t held this long I won’t make it someone’s fault I won’t say it’s all my own Some things don’t fall apart They just don’t feel like home [Verse 2] We talked around it long enough Like time might change its mind But wanting isn’t the same as having And love don’t always line up right I know the way you take your coffee I know the dip in every stair But knowing every little thing Don’t mean there’s something left to share [Bridge] Maybe later it’ll settle Maybe it won’t ever do Either way, I can’t keep standing Waiting on it to move [Final Chorus / Outro] So I’m gone before the sun I leave the door how I found I’ll carry what was good with me Let the rest stay where it’s been now If you ever wonder where I went It wasn’t pride or fear I just knew the staying Was costing more than leaving here
Tags
Male, rasp, Raw Americana, alt-folk, stripped-down acoustic, slow and intimate, melancholy, under-sung, bittersweet
3:33
No
1/30/2026