Empty Bench Seat

V1:

I've been going out on the town

Night after night, talking to new people

Been so caught up thinking i need someone

Feeling the weight of the pressure

To go out and find the one

Cuz I've always been told that's how it's done

Chorus:

But I think I'm going to take a step back

Take a breath before I lose track

Of what really means the most

Foot off the gas and let it coast

Just for a minute as I set a heading

Revisit the me that I'm projecting

Gonna keep an empty bench seat

Put the focus back on me

V2:

I've been jumping in for the wrong reasons

Felt I was falling behind the others

Pushing for things before their time

Moving forward on legs unsteady

Overlooking all the bad signs

Cuz I often jump into love blind

Chorus:

But I think I'm going to take a step back

Take a breath before I lose track

Of what really means the most

Foot off the gas and let it coast

Just for a minute as I set a heading

Revisit the me that I'm projecting

Gonna keep an empty bench seat

Put the focus back on me

Bridge:

No more rushing into flings that don't mean a thing

No more forced relations with clear expirations

Starting today I'm throwing those away

Starting down a new path towards something built to last

Chorus:

So I think I'm going to take a step back

Take a breath before I lose track

Of what really means the most

Foot off the gas and let it coast

Just for a minute as I set a heading

Revisit the me that I'm projecting

Gonna keep an empty bench seat

Put the focus back on me