Page 23 of Battered Moves

I could get lost in them, without any strife.

’Cause the way you laugh, it’s like music to my ears

The way you move, it’s like a dance without fears

’Cause, girl, you got me falling fucking fast

For your smile, your wit, I know that we will last.

Baby, your beauty goes beyond skin deep

It’s in the way you move, the way you speak

Your grace and poise, they leave me in awe

You are perfect for me, without a flaw.

’Cause the way you laugh, it’s like music to my ears

The way you move, it’s like a dance without fears

’Cause, girl, you got me falling fucking fast

For your smile, your wit, I know that we will last.

You’ve shown me love I never thought existed

You make me feel alive, my heart so uplifted

I never knew love could feel this way

Baby, with you, I want to stay.

As I sing the lyrics, I can see the emotions on Liv’s face. At first, she just listens and smiles, but as I go on, I see tears welling up in her eyes. There is so much admiration in her gaze, and I start to realize that maybe my song isn’t as bad as I thought, because the girl I wrote it for seems to love it.

’Cause the way you laugh, it’s like music to my ears

The way you move, it’s like a dance without fears

’Cause, girl, you got me falling fucking fast

For your smile, your wit, I know that we will last.

’Cause, baby, you got me falling fast,

falling for you, falling so hard

And I’m so glad I found you, baby,

’cause you are the beat of my heart.

When I finish, I look at her and find tears streaming down her cheeks, so I brush one away.

“Ryder, that was—” she starts, but before she can finish, I interrupt her, unable to contain my feelings any longer.

“I love you, Liv,” I blurt out, my eyes going wide with shock at what I just said.She chuckles softly at my expression through her tears, then pulls me to her by my shirt.

“I love you too, Ryder Davies, singer and songwriter.”

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