You Don’t Have to Go Back” — (Logan’s Reply)

Verse 1 Yeah… I’m glad you made time It’s strange seeing you here We’re talking about work and the weather But there’s so much underneath it You say the last time you saw me Is burned into your mind Roses in your hands And me pretending I was fine Pre-Chorus You think I don’t remember Every second of that night But some things don’t fade Even when you try Chorus You don’t have to go back to December And punish yourself again You don’t have to rewrite the story Just to let me in Yeah, you left when I was ready And yeah, it cut me deep But loving someone at the wrong time Isn’t a crime we keep You go back to December I go back there too But I don’t stay there Blaming you ⸻ Verse 2 You say you realized in the fall But fear came with the cold And I remember holding you Like you might slip through my arms You think freedom meant something But it only meant space And space makes you notice What you can’t replace Pre-Chorus You gave me all your love Don’t rewrite it smaller Just because it ended ⸻ Chorus You don’t have to go back to December To prove you cared enough You don’t have to carry every “What if” like a weight you lift Yeah, you let me go And yeah, it hurt like hell But sometimes love can be real And still not last ⸻ Bridge (The Truth Moment) If you’re here to ask If I hate you I don’t. If you’re here to say You’d love me right this time I believe you. But loving right Also means loving when it counts Not just when it’s clear. ⸻ Final Chorus (Open, Not Closed) You don’t have to go back to December To make this alright If we talk about tomorrow Let’s keep it in tonight I can’t turn around And change your mind back then But I can stand here now And see if this could begin again ⸻ Outro If the chain’s still on my door? It’s not to keep you out. It’s to make sure If you walk in again You mean it.