[Intro] (close, restrained) You don’t have to stay. Just… Don’t make it easy. ⸻ [Verse 1] (conversational) You packed your bag on Sunday, Left your toothbrush by the sink. You said you’d come back for it, But we both knew what that meant. I watched you fold your T-shirts, Like it was any other day. You asked me if I wanted To keep the blue one anyway. I said no. You said okay. ⸻ [Pre-Chorus] (building, increasingly melodic) Then you kissed me at the doorway, Like you hadn’t made a choice. And for a second I believed you Just because I heard your voice. If you’re leaving, leave completely. Don’t give me something I can lose. ⸻ [Chorus] (full melodic release) Don’t make it easy, Don’t-don’t make it easy. Don’t smile at me Like nothing’s changed. Don’t say you love me If you’re walking away. Don’t make it easy, Don’t-don’t make it easy. I can take the truth, I just can’t take the maybe. If you’re gonna leave me, Leave me with nothing to say. ⸻ [Verse 2] (pulls back, intimate) You texted me that evening, Said you hoped that I was okay. I stared at it for twenty minutes, Then I put my phone away. The next morning you came over For the rest of your things. You asked if I was sleeping. I said, “Not really.” You said nothing. ⸻ [Pre-Chorus] (build harder) Then you looked around the bedroom, At the pictures on the wall. I could see you getting nervous Like you wanted me to call. If you’re leaving, leave completely. Don’t make me be the one who does. ⸻ [Chorus] (bigger, layered vocal) Don’t make it easy, Don’t-don’t make it easy. Don’t smile at me Like nothing’s changed. Don’t say you love me If you’re walking away. Don’t make it easy, Don’t-don’t make it easy. I can take the truth, I just can’t take the maybe. If you’re gonna leave me, Leave me with nothing to say. ⸻ [Bridge] (drop to piano and close vocal) You said, “Maybe someday…” I said, “Don’t.” You said, “I’m sorry.” I said, “Don’t.” Because someday is how you keep me waiting. And sorry is how you make me stay. (build) So take your things. Take my number. Take the picture off your wall. Just don’t turn around… If you’re really gonna go. ⸻ [Final Chorus] (highest emotional register, layered lead, controlled vocal crack) Don’t make it easy, Don’t-don’t make it easy. Don’t look at me Like you still know my face. Don’t say you love me If you’re walking away. Don’t make it easy, Don’t-don’t make it easy. I can lose you once, I can’t lose you every day. If you’re gonna leave me… Leave me. Don’t make me Ask you to stay. ⸻ [Outro] (close, almost whispered) You don’t have to stay. Just… Don’t make it easy.
