Give Me A Second (the before)

By Greylan James

Released on October 31, 2025

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[Verse 1]

I wanna call you and tell you, "Come over"

Get drunk and tell you what I think when I'm sober

Bring up a memory you forgot you remembered

June 2019, naked by the river


[Chorus]

Don't hang up

Give me a second to explain myself

I learned my lesson through a dive bar hell

Just give me a second, baby

You don't owe me shit

But you know my secrets, and it's 3 a.m

And I know you're sleepin', but you're still all that I got

And I know I blew my first shot

But could you give me a second?

Mm


[Verse 2]

Don't know what you have

'Til it slips through your fingers

But I knew what we had

So where does that leave us?

I said things I said I didn't mean

Like I took it all back

I was losing you right in front of me

But 'til you packed your bags

Girl, I was blinded by the good times

And the way I made you laugh

And I hope I can change your mind

'Cause I can't change the past, baby


[Chorus]

Don't hang up

Give me a second to explain myself

I learned my lesson through a dive bar hell

Just give me a second, baby

And, no, you don't owe me shit

But you know my secrets, and it's 3 a.m

And I know you're sleepin', but you're still all that I got

And I know I blew my first shot

But could you give me a second? Yeah

Could you give me a second? Whoa

No, you don't owe me shit

But you know my secrets, and it's 3 a.m

And I know you're sleepin', but you're still all that I got

And I know I blew my first shot

But could you give me a second?

Could you give me a second?


[Outro]

It was good to see you last night

Um, I'm not really sure what I'm doing right now, but I miss you