Counting Backwards

[pop_punk, energetic, playful_dark_undertone, tight_drums, melodic_hooks, dynamic_vocals, upbeat_driving] [cs4.5] [Verse 1] I'd be working double shifts just to keep the lights on Eating dinner standing up, sleeping with my boots on I'd be driving past the exit, heading nowhere fast Every dollar, every mile—none of it would last [Chorus] If you hadn't stayed, I'd still be running Chasing down a paycheck, never coming home to nothing If you hadn't stayed, I'd be half the woman I am Stuck in second gear with empty hands [Verse 2] I'd be making plans I wouldn't keep Talking to the TV, staring at the ceiling I'd still be running, that much I know Burning through the miles with no place to go [Chorus] If you hadn't stayed, I'd still be running Chasing down a paycheck, never coming home to nothing If you hadn't stayed, I'd be half the woman I am Stuck in second gear with empty hands [Bridge] I still don't know what made you answer when I called The rent was three months overdue [Final Chorus] If you hadn't stayed, I'd still be running Chasing down a paycheck, never coming home to nothing If you hadn't stayed, I'd be half of I am Stuck in second gear with empty hands If you hadn't stayed