(Verse 1)
I’m still checking the lock on the front garden gate
Like a “maybe” is enough to make a ghost wait
You left your keys and a half-empty glass
Now I’m watching the hours and the seasons all pass
I’ve turned “we’re over” into “we’re just on a break”
How much of this poison can one body take?
(Pre-Chorus)
It’s the cruelest of words, it’s a beautiful lie
It’s the string that keeps pulling me back to the “why”
You didn’t say “never,” you didn’t say “no”
So I’m standing right here with nowhere to go.
(Chorus)
Maybe you’re lost, maybe you’re scared
Maybe you’re wishing that I wasn’t there
Maybe you’ll wake up and see what you’ve done
And realize I was the moon to your sun.
I’m living on “maybe” like it’s oxygen, still
Just a girl in the valley, looking up at your hill
Hanging my heart on a “maybe.”
(Verse 2)
My friends say I’m “visiting” a life that is dead
But I’m building a kingdom inside of my head
Where you’re just around the corner, just out of sight
Changing your mind in the middle of the night.
Is it hope or is it just a habit I’ve grown?
Of loving the person I’ve never quite known.
(Bridge)
(Vocals become raw and powerful; strings swell)
“Maybe” is a prison with no iron bars
It’s a map with no North and a sky with no stars!
I’m tired of the “if’s” and the “could-be’s” and “might’s”
I’m tired of the lonely, imaginary fights!
Give me a “yes” or just give me the “end”
But don’t give me a “maybe” and call it a friend!
(Chorus)
’Cause maybe you’re lost, maybe you’re scared
Maybe you’re wishing that I wasn’t there
Maybe you’ll wake up and see what you’ve done
And realize I was the moon to your sun.
I’m living on “maybe” like it’s oxygen, still
Just a girl in the valley, looking up at your hill
Hanging my heart on a “maybe.”
(Outro)
(Music fades to a soft, pulsing piano)
Maybe tomorrow…
Maybe next year…
Maybe the “maybe” is why I’m still here.
(I’m still here)
(I’m still here)
Maybe.
(Final piano note lingers and decays)
SPIRO Madison – MABE (Lyrics)