What you’re not changin, you’re choosin
Rich Catley

V1
Maggie's car wrecked in the drive
Same paint peelin since '05
His promise to fix it left a long time ago
Mama on the phone late last night
Sayin’ “Girl, you know he just ain’t right”
replies “He’ll change, just give it time”

Pre
She laughs it off, her smile can’t hide the hurtin
Holdin’ on to less than she’s deserving

Chorus
What you’re not changing, you’re choosing
Every door you left closed tight
Every fire you let keep burning
‘Cause it’s warmer than the fight
You keep waitin on a sign
But the stars don’t care how you’re doing
Cos what you’re not changin, you’re choosin

V3
Maggie’s boots by the back door tread
Worn thin from all the lies he said
And the pacing round the room to find a way
Plans wrote down in a hidden book
All the roads out of town she never took
Still stuck in the same old place

Pre
He calls it love but she can’t sleep at night
And whispers “soon” to the pain she holds inside

Chorus
What you’re not changin, you’re choosin
Every door you left closed tight
Every fire you let keep burning
‘Cause it’s warmer than the fight
You keep waitin on a sign
But the stars don’t care how you’re doing
Cos what you’re not changin, you’re choosin

Bridge
Someday she’ll toss that ring into the yard
Pack her clothes and fix the car
Live a life she never knew
Cos freedoms what choosin’ll do

Chorus
What you’re not changing, you’re choosing
Every door you left closed tight
Every fire you let keep burning
‘Cause it’s warmer than the fight
You keep waitin on a sign
But the stars don’t care how you’re doing
Cos what you’re not changing, you’re choosin

Outro
One night Maggie hit the gas past county lines
Windows down leaving all the pain behind
She’s laughing again, done with the excusin
Now she’s changin, she’s choosin