This song was inspired by a deer on the side of the road. Being stuck in headlights is a metaphor for being stuck by a situation in life.
[Intro]
Just dance your problems away
[Hook]
Don't get stuck in headlights
Make sure you look both ways, both ways
Don't get stuck in headlights
I'm just tryna find my way, my way, my way
[Verse]
I see your heart girl, I know you're tired
How'd I know? Because I can see it in your eyes
Telling me I need to grow up, you know what
It's the truth, feel like I'm in Deja Vu
Real love don't need proof, girl it's evident
You're a beautiful mind, I'm the resident
Loves beautiful mine field, don't step on it
You're a beautiful diamond that's heaven sent
But how many times did texts turn to arguments
Think I'm paying for the sins another did
I told you I'd commit, I'm legit, girl I'm ten toes down
I'd never quit, till it hit, that we're over now
[Bridge] double layered
And as for me, I'm stuck in these headlights
Praying one day that I'll get my head right
As for me I'm still stuck in these headlights
Juxtapose these lyrics to my real life (Dance)
[Hook]
Don't get stuck in headlights
Make sure you look both ways, both ways
Don't get stuck in headlights
I'm just tryna find my way, my way, my way
(Just dance your problems away)
[Verse]
I see your smile girl, I know you're crying
With all that makeup, you're just tryna hide
How'd I know I see your soul, see it thru your eyes
Nobody told you a masquerade is still lie?
So cover girl, why do you hide your beauty
And everything that truly makes you unique
You cover up the scars, they're a trail to your heart
Don't you know that pain is the most beautiful art
And I wish I could be there for you
But I don't know how to do what your parents do
I told you I'd commit, I'm legit, girl I'm ten toes down
I'd never quit, till it hit, that we're over now
[Bridge]
And as for me, I'm stuck in these headlights
Praying one day that I'll get my head right
As for me I'm still stuck in these headlights
Juxtapose these lyrics to my real life (Dance)
[Hook] triple layered
Don't get stuck in headlights
Make sure you look both ways, both ways
Don't get stuck in headlights
I'm just tryna find my way, my way, my way
(Just dance your problems away)
[Verse]
We've all wandered out there in the road
Been stuck in headlights, don't know where to go
We've all wandered out there in the road
I cross my heart, that I'll bear my soul
How many young kids look to marriages
We wanna be happy like our parents is
But how many of our parents stayed together
Tell me if these headlights gonna last forever
If our parents didn't make it, do we have a chance?
If it ain't so girl, save the last dance
If our parents didn't make it, do we have a chance?
If it ain't so please, save the last dance
[Bridge][X2]
Just dance, just dance (I do, I do, I do)
Just dance your problems away
(I do, I do, I do)
[Hook]
Don't get stuck in headlights
Make sure you look both ways, both ways
Don't get stuck in headlights
I'm just tryna find my way, my way, my way
(Just dance your problems away)
[Outro]
Just dance your problems away
Just dance your problems away
Just dance your problems away
I’ll see you another day
Dance your problems away
Headlights was written by Aaron Harris & Lael Turner.
Headlights was produced by David Anderson & Moises Estrada & Dreamlife Beats.
Lael Turner released Headlights on Wed Feb 01 2017.