[Verse 1]
I built a cage around my love
The thing I was afraid of
I built up ways to keep him from
The places with his freedom

[Pre-Chorus]
I was so anxious
Just trying to make us a good thing
Kept on missing the good things
And I’m so self-conscious
Just trying see if you want me
So hard to to believe that you love me

[Chorus]
We don’t gotta be
We don’t gotta be guarded
We don’t gotta be
We don’t gotta be guarded
We don’t ever leave
We don’t ever leave scars
We don’t gotta be
We don’t gotta be parted
We don’t gotta be
We don’t gotta be parted
We don’t ever leave
We don’t ever leave scars
[Verse 2]
I’m trying to let myself fall down
To trust I’m not alone now
But you know the things that I been through
So long before I met you

[Pre-Chorus]
And it’s not fair that
I can’t get over my issues
Damn I hate it how it affects you
And I know you bear that
I try so hard to make progress
You say you love me in my mess

[Chorus]
We don’t gotta be
We don’t gotta be guarded
We don’t gotta be
We don’t gotta be guarded
We don’t ever leave
We don’t ever leave scars
We don’t gotta be
We don’t gotta be parted
We don’t gotta be
We don’t gotta be parted
We don’t ever leave
We don’t ever leave scars
We don’t gotta be
We don’t gotta be guarded
We don’t gotta be
We don’t gotta be guarded
We don’t ever leave
We don’t ever leave scars
We don’t gotta be
We don’t gotta be parted
We don’t gotta be
We don’t gotta be parted
We don’t ever leave
We don’t ever leave scars

[Outro]
I won’t let you fall down
I won’t let you fall