The Real You - Song Lyrics Poem by Leah Ayliffe

It's strange and hard letting go of all that came before
Like the times you swore were real happiness and a man you once adored.
But new voices break the silence of time,
New arms to keep me warm.
It was grey and the raindrops bounced off the water in the pool, I told him I wasn't gonna come.

He called me a baby
And not in the cute way
He called me a baby
I ran to meet him in the pouring rain
At the neighbourhood bar
He was smoking, I lit one up too
I didn't think I'd wanna get to re-know yah
But now I'm thinking I never knew the real you.

It's strange and easy finding comfort in someone different than the go getter from my past
Who brought me the brightest sunshine and the deepest blues, a mirrored hurricane inside.
Friends still call you by your nickname in highschool
I think it's cool how you let me wander and shine.
Telling me I didn't have to leave with you,
No darling, I tell you, tonight you're mine.

He called me a baby
And not in the cute way
He called me a baby
I ran to meet him in the pouring rain
At the neighbourhood bar
He was smoking, I lit one up too
I didn't think I'd wanna get to re-know yah
But now I'm thinking I never knew the real you.

He called me a baby
And not in the cute way
He called me a baby
So I went, I found a way
We went to an old friends party
We drank, we did cocaine
I didn't think I'd want to get to know him more
But he keeps surprising me in his personable sway.

Music, bed and television
I don't want to leave this feeling
Music, bed and television
I'm going to have to leave this.

He called me a baby
And not in the cute way
He called me a baby
I ran to meet him in the pouring rain
At the neighbourhood bar
He was smoking, I lit one up too
I didn't think I'd wanna get to re-know yah
But now I'm thinking I never knew the real you.

Until now, I never got to know the real you.