Intro]

The fluorescent lights hum in the hallway line

A bet was whispered, a dotted line

Just a game, just a play, just a bit of fun

But I didn't know what I had begun.

​[Verse 1]

Sitting in the back of the lecture hall

My "friends" were leaning against the wall

He tossed a fifty, said, "Here’s the deal

Take her out, make it look real."

I laughed it off, I played the part

A cynical mind and a hollow heart.

​[Verse 2]

I met you Friday by the library gate

Expecting a script, expecting a weight

But you wore your hair in a messy bun

And we talked for hours till the day was done.

I was looking for a punchline in the dark

But I only found a glowing spark.

​[Chorus]

And the labels started fading into grey

Everything they told me just fell away

I didn’t see the "what," I only saw the "who"

The brilliant, beautiful soul of you.

The wager’s dead, the game is through

I’m falling for the woman that I knew.

​[Verse 3]

Saturday morning, coffee in hand

You told me the dreams that you had planned

The way you laugh when you’re nervous or shy

The way you look me straight in the eye.

The "fake" was a ghost, a shadow on the floor

I wasn’t acting anymore.

​[Verse 4]

I felt the guilt like a heavy stone

Thinking of the secrets I hadn't shown

How could I tell you how this began?

When all I want is to be your man.

Every minute spent felt like a gift

I felt the tectonic plates start to shift.

​[Pre-Chorus]

The sun came up on Monday morn’

The mask was gone, a truth was born

We walked to class, hand in hand

Ready to take a final stand.

​[Chorus]

And the labels started fading into grey

Everything they told me just fell away

I didn’t see the "what," I only saw the "who"

The brilliant, beautiful soul of you.

The wager’s dead, the game is through

I’m falling for the woman that I knew.

​[Verse 5]

There he was, leaning by the door

Asking for the "details" and looking for more

He called it a "sick joke," a "freak on a string"

He didn't know he was saying everything.

I saw your face drop, I saw your eyes break

That was the last mistake he’d ever make.

​[Bridge]

I didn't think, I just felt the heat

The sound of his ego hitting the concrete

A crack of the bone, a silence so loud

I stood my ground in front of the crowd.

I pulled you close while he clutched his nose

That’s how a story like this goes.

​[Chorus]

And the labels started fading into grey

Everything they told me just fell away

I didn’t see the "what," I only saw the "who"

The brilliant, beautiful soul of you.

The wager’s dead, the game is through

I’m falling for the woman that I knew.

​[Outro]

Let them whisper, let them stare

We’re walking through the open air

A public kiss, a defiant grace

I’ll never let them take your place.

No more bets.

Just us.