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Always 2nd Place
Verse 1
Another Friday night alone,
Staring at my cracked phone screen,
Watching everybody find their place,
While I'm stuck somewhere in between.
I learned her favorite songs by heart,
But she never learned my name,
I'm the ghost standing in the background,
Always losing every game.
Pre-Chorus
And I'm tired of pretending,
That it doesn't hurt at all,
Every time I build myself up,
Life just lets me fall.
Chorus
I'm always second place,
Never the one she wants,
Just another broken face,
Another memory she forgot.
I'm a loser in my own hometown,
Watching everybody move ahead,
Every dream I ever held,
Ends up buried with the dead.
And I swear I tried my best,
But my best is never enough,
I'm just another sad song,
That nobody wants to love.
Verse 2
Got a pocket full of what-ifs,
And a head full of mistakes,
Every road I try to follow,
Always bends until it breaks.
I see my friends all moving on,
Building lives and making plans,
While I'm picking up the pieces,
Of a heart I can't defend.
Pre-Chorus
And the mirror keeps reminding me,
Of everything I'm not,
A thousand chances came and went,
And every one got lost.
Chorus
I'm always second place,
Never the one she wants,
Just another broken face,
Another memory she forgot.
I'm a loser in my own hometown,
Watching everybody move ahead,
Every dream I ever held,
Ends up buried with the dead.
And I swear I tried my best,
But my best is never enough,
I'm just another sad song,
That nobody wants to love.
Bridge
Maybe some people are born to shine,
Maybe some people are born to win,
Maybe I was made to watch it happen,
Standing outside looking in.
The lights go out,
The crowd goes home,
And I'm still here on my own.
Final Chorus
I'm always second place,
Never the one she needs,
Just another lonely soul,
Bleeding through the seams.
I'm a loser and I know it,
Yeah, the world reminds me every day,
But I'll keep screaming through the static,
Even if nobody stays.
And if tomorrow never changes,
And I'm still the same messed-up guy,
At least these broken songs will know,
How hard I tried...
How hard I tried...
How hard I tried...
