"Passing Bye" lyrics
Will I ever stop?
I don't even tap the brakes
Afraid that you're gonna put me down by bringing up mistakes
Different reality was taunted
Tried to act how you wanted
It took too many takes
But that doesn't negate the things that you taught me
But three years, two time almost fought me
Tryna rise above it still gets lofty
So, I just drive by, take a sip of this coffee
I'm good
I see it there on Maple Lane
Dusty tires soaked in rain
His old red car still the same
I grip the wheel and feel the shame
I'm just passing by, passing by
Every few weeks I wonder why
The road keeps pulling me away
Words I can't find
Things I can't say
I don't like to assume
When we get in a room
We'll both get ticked off
Tick tick boom
Like explosions seem inevitable
But all that aside you're incredible
You provided for the family
Gave me a new life
Showed me work ethic
Taught me to do right
But every time we talk
It's your turn. You right
I think that there's demons inside
That you fight
Well, maybe, you have yet to get under my skin
Tell me why I let you?
Wish I could wipe the slate clean
Just met you
Forgive and forget
But I never could forget who
Showed me how to be a man
The times you said you loved me
I could count on one hand
Maybe on two
And that's being generous
You see me drive by that window
Remember this
The garden's overgrown with weeds
His porch light flickers like it bleeds
I catch my breath, my heart recedes
I drive on past
It's what he needs
But does he wonder
Does he wait
Or has the silence sealed our fate?
I'm just passing by, passing by
Every few weeks I wonder why
The road keeps pulling me away
Words I can't find
Things I can't say
A lifetime of lessons
A head full of pride
But the gap grows wide
When the truth's denied
I tell myself
Maybe next time
But the next time comes
And I just drive
I don't even tap the brakes
Afraid that you're gonna put me down by bringing up mistakes
Different reality was taunted
Tried to act how you wanted
It took too many takes
But that doesn't negate the things that you taught me
But three years, two time almost fought me
Tryna rise above it still gets lofty
So, I just drive by, take a sip of this coffee
I'm good
I see it there on Maple Lane
Dusty tires soaked in rain
His old red car still the same
I grip the wheel and feel the shame
I'm just passing by, passing by
Every few weeks I wonder why
The road keeps pulling me away
Words I can't find
Things I can't say
I don't like to assume
When we get in a room
We'll both get ticked off
Tick tick boom
Like explosions seem inevitable
But all that aside you're incredible
You provided for the family
Gave me a new life
Showed me work ethic
Taught me to do right
But every time we talk
It's your turn. You right
I think that there's demons inside
That you fight
Well, maybe, you have yet to get under my skin
Tell me why I let you?
Wish I could wipe the slate clean
Just met you
Forgive and forget
But I never could forget who
Showed me how to be a man
The times you said you loved me
I could count on one hand
Maybe on two
And that's being generous
You see me drive by that window
Remember this
The garden's overgrown with weeds
His porch light flickers like it bleeds
I catch my breath, my heart recedes
I drive on past
It's what he needs
But does he wonder
Does he wait
Or has the silence sealed our fate?
I'm just passing by, passing by
Every few weeks I wonder why
The road keeps pulling me away
Words I can't find
Things I can't say
A lifetime of lessons
A head full of pride
But the gap grows wide
When the truth's denied
I tell myself
Maybe next time
But the next time comes
And I just drive
