Leave Some Space

[Verse 1]
Your name lights up while I’m halfway home
Mum needs a ride, and the crew needs a plan
You’ve got a long day you don’t want to face alone
I say, “I’m here,” before I know if I can

I keep every birthday tucked under my tongue
Every small promise folded in my coat
Then I get to my door with the evening undone
And can’t remember the last thing I chose

[Pre-Chorus]
I thought love meant never letting go
Of every hand that reached for mine
But even a heart that answers everyone
Needs a little room to stay alive

[Chorus]
I can love you and leave some space
I can miss you and still take a day
There’s a chair by the window, a book left open
A quiet hour I don’t have to explain
I won’t disappear to prove I care
I’ll come back with more of me to share
Love doesn’t ask me to be everywhere
I can love you and leave some space

[Verse 2]
You send a voice note; I listen twice
I know the whole story, the street, the name
I want to be steady, I want to be kind
But being on call isn’t quite the same

So I let one message wait till morning
Let the sink sit full, let the kettle cool
I walk past the corner shop for no reason
And feel my shoulders loosen at the schoolyard wall

[Pre-Chorus]
I thought love meant never letting go
Of every hand that reached for mine
But care can have a door that closes gently
And still be there when it’s time

[Chorus]
I can love you and leave some space
I can miss you and still take a day
There’s a chair by the window, a book left open
A quiet hour I don’t have to explain
I won’t disappear to prove I care
I’ll come back with more of me to share
Love doesn’t ask me to be everywhere
I can love you and leave some space

[Bridge: dramatic half-time breakdown]
If I’m empty, what can I give?
If I’m gone, who’s answering then?
You don’t need a flawless version of me
You need the one who can come back again

[Build]
One deep breath, one honest no
One open evening I get to own
I’m not turning my back on you
I’m making a place where I can return

[Final Chorus: escalating, anthemic]
I can love you and leave some space
I can miss you and still take a day
There’s a chair by the window, a book left open
A quiet hour I don’t have to explain
I won’t disappear to prove I care
I’ll come back with more of me to share
Love doesn’t ask me to be everywhere
I can love you and leave some space

[Outro]
I’ll call you tomorrow
I mean it, I do
Tonight I’m keeping
A little room, too