This Ain’t No Tryout

[Verse 1]
You keep acting like love's a test
Like I gotta pass pain to earn your best
One minute hot, next minute cold
I ain't here to chase what won't hold
I show up whole, show up ready
But you treat me like I'm temporary
You love the idea, not the death
But, baby, I'm not a maybe, I'm the step

[Pre-Chorus]
Don't treat me like a plan you ain't sure about
Don't keep me on a bench just to run your route
You got one shot, better make it count
'Cause, baby, this heart don't play around

[Chorus]
This ain't no tryout, I ain't proving nothing
I'm not gon' beg to be a something
Either claim it or move on
But I ain't staying in no halfway home
I bring love that don't miss
But I'm not the prize for a boy to fix
You want the throne? Show what you about
'Cause over here, this ain't no tryout

[Verse 2]
You want dinner, peace, and prayer
But your presence only halfway there
You like the chase, not the keep
You want the highs, not the deep
I ain't in competition with your fear
I'm not the one to wait another year
I'm not an option to rehearse
I'm the real thing, not the reverse
So don't test me like I'm on display
Love ain't earned through gameplay
You better know when you see gold or watch me shine
For someone bold

[Chorus]
This ain't no tryout, I ain't proving nothing
I'm not gon' beg to be a something
Either claim it or move on
But I ain't staying in no halfway home
I bring love that don't miss
But I'm not the prize for a boy to fix
You want the throne? Show what you about
'Cause over here, this ain't no tryout

[Bridge]
I don't audition to be loved
I don't compete to be kept
I don't shrink to be seen
I know who I am
Do you?

[Outro]
I don't chase, I don't wait
I don't beg, I don't break
So if you still unsure now
You already lost your shot
This ain't no tryout