Manchild Blues Forever

(Verse 1)

I’m picking up your laundry from the floor

The same way I did a thousand times before

You’re out till three, chasing neon ghosts

While I’m at home, playing perfect hosts

To a life we built that you don't even see

You’re still a boy, and it’s killing me.

(Pre-Chorus)

You use your charm like a get-out-of-jail card

But loving a shadow is getting too hard

I wanted a partner, a hand I could hold

But I’m just the keeper of a story untold.

(Chorus)

You’re running from shadows, you’re chasing the wind

Waiting for a life that’s about to begin

But you never grow up, and you never look back

While I’m left here filling the empty space and the cracks

It’s a cycle of"sorry," a beautiful lie

A heavy-set cloud in a crystal blue sky

I’m stuck in your orbit, tethered to your leather

Singing the Manchild Blues forever.

Yeah, forever.

(Verse 2)

You’ve got big dreams and a silver tongue

Acting like the world is forever young

But I’m growing tired, and I’m growing old

Watching your promises turn into dust and mold

I can’t be your mother, and I can’t be your shield

Not when you won't even step on the field.

(Chorus)

You’re running from shadows, you’re chasing the wind

Waiting for a life that’s about to begin

But you never grow up, and you never look back

While I’m left here filling the empty space and the cracks

It’s a cycle of"sorry," a beautiful lie

A heavy-set cloud in a crystal blue sky

I’m stuck in your orbit, tethered to your leather

Singing the Manchild Blues forever.

(Bridge)

I’m packing my heart in a cardboard box

While you’re still losing your keys and the locks

I’m walking away from the playground we made

Before all the color in my spirit starts to fade

Grow up alone... I’m going home.

(Chorus)

Yeah, keep running from shadows, keep chasing the wind

I’m done with the life that was"about to begin"

You’ll never grow up, and you’ll never look back

And I’m finally leaving the dust and the track

No more cycles of"sorry," no more beautiful lies

I’m taking the blue back out of my skies

I’m cutting the tether, I’m shedding the leather

No more Manchild Blues forever.

(Outro)

Put away your toys...

I’m done with the boys...

I’m moving on.

Forever’s over now.