Me versus You

Me Versus You

by Robert Ramage

Verse 1 –( Her)

I’m trying to tell you where it hurts inside

But every word comes out sharp when I start to cry

I don’t need answers, I don’t need a cure

I just need to know that my heart feels secure

I’ve been holding things longer than you can see

Every “little thing” feels heavy to me

Verse 2 – (His Side)

I hear your pain but it sounds like blame

Like nothing I do ever earns your faith

I’m trying to stand, trying to be strong

But I’m wearing the weight of what I’ve done wrong

I’ve got feelings too, though I don’t always say

I get quiet when I feel pushed away

Chorus:

It’s me versus you when we’re both on defense

Two wounded hearts trying to make sense

We raise our walls, we sharpen the truth

When love turns into me versus you

Verse 3 – Fixing It Together

What if we stopped trying to win the fight

And started trying to get it right

What if listening mattered more than pride

And we stood in the middle, not side by side

Say what you feel without drawing blood

Let love be louder than the flood

Verse 4 – Compromise

Maybe love ain’t perfect, maybe it’s real

An 80/20 deal we both agree to feel

I won’t chase the 20 and call it a loss

You won’t keep count of every cost

Meet me halfway, I’ll meet you there

We don’t have to be right—we just have to care

Chorus (soft, then builds)

No more me versus you in the dark

We’re stronger when we don’t fall apart

Lower the guard, tell the truth

Let love outgrow me versus you

Verse 5 – Us Versus the World

Now we’re standing on common ground

Same heartbeat, same safe sound

When the world comes crashing through

It ain’t me versus you

It’s us holding on, proving we’re strong

Two different voices, one shared song

Final Chorus / Outro

It was never me versus you at all

It was fear in the way when we heard the call

Hand in hand, come what may

It’s us versus the world—

And that’s how we stay