You call me late Say you’re outside Hair up Big shirt Bare face still looking pretty Soft eyes You laugh too hard At my worst jokes You trace my scars Like you already know You say you’re cool Taking this slow But your heartbeat’s loud Pressed to my coat You want all of me But I don’t trust what love does to me So I go Leave before you love me Yeah I feel it too That’s exactly why I'll ruin you an me So I go Leave before you love me You pull up in that hoodie Bare face still looking pretty Still look unreal Laughing loud at my worst jokes Say you like the way I feel You be talking ‘bout the future Like you already moved in I be nodding in the passenger Heart locked Fake grin You say "Why you move so fast Then push me away even faster?" I say "Girl Just chill Just laugh" But my chest feel like disaster Every time you get closer I can taste that old hurt See her name in your number Like I’m waiting to get burned I could love you But I leave first Pull the plug before it gets worse Every kiss feel like a promise Every promise feel like a curse I don’t blame you I don’t trust me I get happy Then I get nervous Yeah I'll leave before you love me Last girl had me on the floor Phone face down Eyes wide Turned my "ride or die" To a stranger on the other side Now every "I got you" Sounds like a setup in disguise when you say "I’m not her" I can’t look you in the eyes Got a bag by the front door Just in case it gets too real Got a joke for every secret Turn my pain into a shield You just wanna wear my hoodie Meet my momma Eat with my friends I just wanna hit the gas Before another story ends I could love you But I leave first Pull the plug before it gets worse Every kiss feel like a promise Every promise feel like a curse I don’t blame you I don’t trust me I get happy Then I get nervous Yeah I love you But I leave first Disappear before I deserve this [low vocal register] You say "I won’t break you" I hear "I’ll replace you" You say "I’m not her" I just replay her Replay her I hate that I’m this way But I’m more scared to stay So I pack up my feelings And I throw us away [crescendo] Last one swore She was built to stay Turned my whole world Into ash and blame Now every “stay” Sounds like a trap Every goodnight text Feels like a catch You touch my face Say “I’m not her” I choke on words That you still ain’t heard I’m scared you’ll see the mess I hide The cracked-up man behind my pride behind blue eyes So I pack my bag before the fall If you never tell me I fell in love with you then you'll never fall You’re everything That I keep praying for But I’ve learned to leave First And hurt later more [low vocal register] I’m not brave enough to stay,the last one broke me beyond repair,I don't want to fall if you let go,the last one let go after saying I won't let you fall,baby I can't stay,l gotta leave before I fall in love with you,catch myself before the fall

Leave Before You Love Me