Second Best

You only call me after midnight

When she's not picking up your phone

Say you "needed someone to talk to"

But I already know

You say I'm easy to be with

No pressure, no demands

I tell myself that's enough

While you're holding my hand

I know I'm not the first

Not the one you choose

But when you look at me like that

I forget the truth

Second best

In your arms again

I know how this story ends

But I stay

Second best

Every time you call

I tell myself I won't fall

But I break

You never post our pictures

Never say my name

I'm the secret in your pocket

You keep just in case

I pretend it doesn't hurt

When you leave before the sun

Say you've "got somewhere to be"

And I know you run

I should let you go

I should want much more

But lonely feels louder

Than before

Second best

In your arms again

I know how this story ends

But I stay

Second best

Every time you call

I tell myself I won't fall

But I break

Maybe I like the almost

Maybe I fear the real

If I never get first place

At least I get to feel

We're two broken habits

Calling it love

Just enough to keep

Both of us stuck

Second best

Still in your bed

Words I never said

Stay quiet

Second best

Every single time

I trade my pride

For one more night

Second best

Second best