Ashtray Full of Promises

Smoke don’t lie.

Lipstick on a paper cup We said forever — that was enough Bar lights fading, closing time Truth tastes different in daylight shine

You said, “Stay.” I said, “Maybe.” We both knew that was shaky Words burn fast when hearts are restless Love ain’t clean — it’s reckless

We made plans in the dark But the morning showed the mark

Ashtray full of promises Every one half-spoken We swore it felt like forever But forever’s always broken Smoke in the air, lies in the room Kisses that faded too soon We meant every word we said — But the daylight kills what midnight fed

Ashtray full of promises.

They all burn out.

We danced slow on a cracked tile floor Like neither of us had been hurt before You traced circles on my chest Like trying to calm what never rests

You said love don’t need a plan I said love don’t need a man It just needs heat and gasoline And something wild in between

We were fire Not foundation

Ashtray full of promises Stacked like empty lies We were saints till sunrise Then strangers by daylight We don’t blame, we don’t pretend Some nights ain’t built to last till ten We were real — just not the kind That survives the morning light

Ashtray full of promises.

You don’t regret the fire. You regret thinking it wouldn’t burn out.

Ashtray full of promises Still warm from what we were No villains in this story Just two people who preferred The spark over the slow The heat over control We didn’t lie — we just believed What smoke makes hard to see

Ashtray full of promises.

And every one felt real.

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