Back and forth

[Intro (loose, rhythmic, half-spoken]

La-la-la, la-la-la
Yeah…
La-la…
You know what this is…

Verse 1

You make me feel good
Then you mess me up again
Say you wanna stay
Then you’re gone by the weekend
Always halfway in
Always halfway gone
Got me holding on
When I should be moving on
Why you do this to me every time?
When you know what it’s doing inside

[Pre-Chorus groove builds]

It’s back and forth
Back and forth
All damn night
Yeah, back and forth
Tell me what you want
‘Cause I’m tired of guessing right

[Chorus (hooky but soulful]

I told you that I, I, I
I really la-la-la like you
Even when I try not to
I still do
You’re my one and only
Yeah, I, I, I
I really la-la-la like you
Even when I don’t want to
I still do
You’re my one and only

[Post-Chorus (call-out]

So why you playing me like this?
Why you pulling me close then dipping?

[Verse 2 confessional]

You want my attention
Then you disappear
One minute you’re calling
Next minute you ain’t here
Everything you do
Got my head off track
I can’t think straight
With this back and back
I’m spinning in circles
Trying to keep my cool

[Pre-Chorus 2 slower, heavier]

Back and forth
Back and forth
I’m worn down
Say it straight
Or let me go
Don’t drag my heart around

[Chorus (bigger, grit showing]

I told you that I, I, I
I really la-la-la like you
Even when I fight it
I still do
You’re my one and only
Yeah, I, I, I
I really la-la-la like you
Even when it hurts to
I still do
You’re my one and only

[Bridge (spoken, close mic]

Can’t you just be mine?
Not sometimes
Not when it’s convenient
I don’t wanna do this halfway love
I don’t wanna keep pretending
Either stay
Or let me walk away
‘Cause I can’t live in the back and forth

[Final Chorus (emotional, raw]

I told you that I, I, I
I really la-la-la like you
Even when I don’t want to
I still do
You’re my one and only
Yeah, I, I, I
I really la-la-la like you
But I can’t keep breaking
Over you
If you don’t wanna be mine too
Outro (loose, fading)
La-la-la…
Yeah…
If you don’t wanna be mine
Just say it
Don’t keep me in the back and forth

Soul-pop with R&B groove / Gospel-blues attitude,Laid-back, groove-driven delivery
Male, raspy soulful tenor