Lyrics
[verse]
I never bought the house I could have owned
I never planted trees to call my own
I kept every bag half-packed, ready to run
Scared to build a life I'd have to become
[verse]
I've been a tenant in my own story
Paying by the month for someone else's glory
Never signed the lease on who I'm meant to be
Just borrowing my days, never fully free
[chorus]
Cause it's just a life for rent
Nothing that I own is permanent
I'll walk away before it's spent
Living out a life for rent
[verse]
If I could just commit to something real
If I could let the walls decide how I feel
Maybe I'd stop drifting room to room
Maybe I'd stop leaving all so soon
[chorus]
Cause it's just a life for rent
Nothing that I own is permanent
I'll walk away before it's spent
Living out a life for rent
[bridge]
Someday I'll stop counting exits, doors, and keys
Someday I'll plant something and let it breathe
Until then I'm just passing through these days
Living out a rented kind of grace
[chorus]
Cause it's just a life for rent
Nothing that I own is permanent
I'll walk away before it's spent
Living out a life for rent