[Verse 1] Jamie: Same bar, same faces aging Same stories no one’s changing You called it loyalty, we called it stuck You stayed, we packed it up Every “you’ll be back” prediction Sounded more like quiet conviction Like you needed us to fail Just to prove we’d never leave this hell [Pre-Chorus] Jamie: We were always passing through [Chorus] Quinn (sharp): We were never welcome— just tolerated for a while Every conversation wrapped up in a warning smile Jamie + Quinn: You can keep your hometown Keep the narrow view We don’t owe this place a thing We outgrew you [Verse 2] Jamie: Dead-end jobs and empty weekends Same old ghosts, different reasons You call it roots, we call it weight Holding everything in place You said we’d circle back eventually Like no one really leaves, not permanently But we burned the road behind And didn’t think twice [Pre-Chorus] Jamie: We were never meant to stay [Chorus] Quinn: We were never welcome— you just stopped saying it loud Every “good luck out there” Sounded like a doubt Jamie + Quinn: You can keep your hometown Keep the life you knew We don’t owe this place a thing We outgrew you [Bridge] Jamie (low): You wanted proof we’d never change Quinn (rising): You needed us to stay the same Jamie: You don’t get to rewrite this Quinn (falsetto): WE DIDN’T LEAVE BY ACCIDENT [Final Chorus] Jamie + Quinn: Thanks for making us Unwelcome You made this easy We won’t make it worse Quinn (high): You don’t get to miss us now Jamie (grit): We got out