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Never Wrong

Afrobeats R&B · Trap soul

The cruelest love stories aren't the ones that go wrong — they're the ones where nothing was wrong except the timing. Never Wrong is about two people who fit perfectly but never at the same moment. One was ready when the other wasn't, and by the time they traded places, the window had closed. It's the grief of losing something that technically never failed, and the haunting question of whether "almost" counts for anything.

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I keep your hoodie folded on the chair
like you're comin' back, like you live there
Screen lights up, it's never your name
Funny how the city don't feel the same
We matched on everything except the calendar
You wanted roots, I was still a traveler
And now I'm planted and you're somewhere gone
Ain't it wild how we both got it wrong?

[Chorus]
We were never wrong, just never on time
Two rights that couldn't share the same line
And I still reach for you at 2 AM
Knowin' you won't be there again
Different clocks, same heart
We were perfect in the wrong part

[Verse 2]
Your coffee order still rolls off my tongue
Medium oat latte, cinnamon on the foam
I ordered two last week on autopilot
Sat there staring at the empty seat a while, quiet
You're probably three time zones from this booth
Buildin' what we sketched out on my roof
I drew the blueprints, you laid the stone
Just not the same foundation, not the same home

[Chorus]
We were never wrong, just never on time
Two rights that couldn't share the same line
And I still reach for you at 2 AM
Knowin' you won't be there again
Different clocks, same heart
We were perfect in the wrong part

[Bridge]
If I called you right now
Would you even pick up?
Or would the silence tell me
What I can't give up?
I don't need you to say it's over
I just need you to say it mattered
'Cause I keep holdin' glass like it isn't shattered

[Chorus - Final]
We were never wrong, just never on time
Two rights that couldn't share the same line
And I still reach for you at 2 AM
Knowin' you won't be there again
Different clocks, same heart
We were perfect in the wrong part
Yeah, we were perfect in the wrong part

[Outro]
Different clocks…
Same heart…

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