Run It Back

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Packed that bag in the dark Little shoes by the door You said, "stay," but your words Don't work here anymore Heard the same sorry line Too many nights in a row I kept praying you'd change But I already know [Pre-Chorus] Said I'd leave, then I stayed Then I left, then came back Same old tears in the sink Same old hurt on my back But my baby need peace And I can't miss that chance This time I ain't turnin' round This time I got plans [Chorus] I'm breakin' the cycle For me and my child I'm breakin' the cycle I'm goin' for a while He don't get to keep What he broke with his lies I'm breakin' the cycle This time, we survive [Verse 2] You was cheatin' when I was pregnant I was heavy and scared While I was buildin' a life You was actin' like you didn't care Left me holdin' the weight Of a house full of pain Every promise you made Turned to smoke in the rain [Pre-Chorus] I done cried in this room I done begged you to see That a woman can love And still choose to be free This time I won't fold When you call, when you text I got little hands to hold And that's stronger than stress [Chorus] I'm breakin' the cycle For me and my child I'm breakin' the cycle I'm goin' for a while He don't get to keep What he broke with his lies I'm breakin' the cycle This time, we survive [Bridge] If I shake on the road If I miss what we had I'ma miss the version of you That I kept wishin' I'd had But I can't teach her love By stayin' in the storm So I choose a new home Where her heart stays warm [Final Chorus] I'm breakin' the cycle For me and my child I'm breakin' the cycle I'm goin' for a while He don't get to keep What he broke with his lies I'm breakin' the cycle This time, we survive I'm breakin' the cycle Yeah, we out for good I'm breakin' the cycle Like I knew I could