[Verse 1]
Walking through my front door
I've been away a couple years
I’ve been chasin' all my dreams
But avoidin' all my fears
And I met a girl, but she got too close
So I said goodbye
’Cause I'll be runnin' from myself
For the rest of my life

[Chorus]
Why do these birds fly into the breeze?
Why do the open arms of someone who loves me make me wanna leave?
Why is it so hard to see what I could be?
Why can't I open up my heart and fill the emptiness
Inside of me?

[Verse 2]
Sittin' in my kitchen
I've been caught inside my head
Thinkin' 'bout thе past and all
The good times that we had
’Causе I’ve been so many places
Most of which I've never seen
I guess happiness is inside me
Not livin’ in some dream
[Chorus]
Why do these birds fly into the breeze?
Why do the open arms of someone who loves me make me wanna leave?
Why is it so hard to see what I could be?
Why can't I open up my heart and fill the emptiness
Inside of me?

[Post-Chorus]
Inside of me
Inside of me (Oh)

[Chorus]
Why do these birds fly into the breeze?
Why do the open arms of someone who loves me make me wanna leave?
Why is it so hard to see what I could be?
Why can't I open up my heart and fill the emptiness?
Oh, why can't I open up my heart and fill the emptiness
That’s inside of me?