Nothing Left to Win

Nothing left to win
If you're not here when I'm done

I knew the date, the time, the words you'd used
I had the whole thing lined up in my head
You put the mug down harder than you meant to
I told you that proved everything I'd said
You went quiet and I thought that meant I'd got through
I kept talking just to make the point complete
Then you asked me if I wanted one more victory
Or if I wanted you beside me when I sleep

Nothing left to win
If I have to make you small to feel it
I can keep the last word all night long
And still be here with nobody to hear it

I told my sister everything you'd done wrong
Left out the line I knew would make you hurt
She asked if I had said it like I told her
I looked down at a loose thread on my shirt
I came home with an answer to your answer
Heard you moving chairs inside the room
I stood outside rehearsing how to start it
You opened up and asked if we could try it new

Nothing left to win
If I have to make you small to feel it
I can keep the last word all night long
And still be here with nobody to hear it

There was one thing I could say to end the argument
I knew exactly where the words would go
I let them stay a thought instead of throwing them
Said, Tell me what I missed; I'll take it slow

Nothing left to win
If I have to make you small to feel it
I can keep the last word all night long
And still be here with nobody to hear it

Nothing left to win
We don't have to settle everything
You turned your chair a little closer
I let you finish what you came to say