Lyric

Streetlights flicker on my walk home

And something familiar softens my chest again

The soft crack of a can in my hand

Lets the whole day slide away

Warmth settles under my ribs

And words I never say

Float quietly to the surface

“One last time,” I tell myself—

Same lie as yesterday

Somewhere inside, a tiny switch flips

My thoughts lose their grip

And a different version of me

Steps out from the shadow

The first sip feels like heaven

The last one leaves me hollow

I swear I’ll quit each night

But morning says I followed

The same old line

The same old track—

I run and run

But always circle back

Circle back

Circle back—

I always circle back

My phone lights up and I freeze

Not sure what I said last night

“I’m done for good,”

I’ve sworn it more times

Than I can count

But walking home again

My hands already know the route

“Just tonight… let me feel free.”

That little thought

Always unravels me

The first sip feels like heaven

The last one leaves me hollow

I swear I’ll quit each night

But morning says I followed

The same old line

The same old track—

I run and run

But always circle back

Circle back

Circle back—

I always circle back

Maybe all cravings are cousins—

Alcohol, people, escape

Different doors, same quiet room

Where I crack, just a little

Before pulling myself together

The first sip feels like heaven

The last one steals my breath away

I’m trying to outrun myself

But somehow I keep turning this way

Some nights breaking open

Is the only way I feel free—

I run and run

But always circle back

Circle back

Circle back—

Footsteps echo down the street

As I carry one more quiet excuse

On the way home