Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I’ve watched people trade their peace
For rooms filled up with strangers
Smile beneath expensive lights
While loneliness grows dangerous
They collect applause like medicine
Then wake up needing more
But praise cannot hold your body
When your spirit hits the floor
I could wear the finest diamonds
Have my name above the street
But what good is being celebrated
If you’re not there beside me?
[Pre-Chorus]
I don’t need the world to know me
I just need one heart that does
Someone who can see my weakness
And still recognize my love
[Chorus]
None of it matters
If I can’t come home to you
Not the money, not the attention
Not the things they say I’ve proved
I could own everything I prayed for
And still feel completely poor
If I lose the one who knows me
What am I succeeding for?
None of it matters
If I don’t have something true
[Verse 2]
Some women want the perfect picture
A man who photographs like wealth
I need someone who protects my name
When I’m not there to defend myself
Someone who can hear the difference
Between my silence and my pride
Who won’t abandon the conversation
When the truth gets hard to hide
I’ve seen beautiful arrangements
With no feeling underneath
I would rather share one honest room
Than live inside a polished dream
[Pre-Chorus]
I don’t need a thousand people
Saying everything sounds right
I need one man who keeps his promise
When there’s nothing left to gain
[Chorus]
None of it matters
If I can’t come home to you
Not the money, not the attention
Not the things they say I’ve proved
I could own everything I prayed for
And still feel completely poor
If I lose the one who knows me
What am I succeeding for?
None of it matters
If I don’t have something true
[Bridge]
Take the keys, take the house
Take the praise from every mouth
Take the dress, take the stage
Take my picture off the page
Just leave me with a faithful hand
A love that does not need a crowd
Someone who chooses who I am
When nobody is watching now
[Final Chorus]
None of it matters
If your heart is not with mine
I don’t want a life that looks complete
But breaks me every night
Let the whole world keep its trophies
Let them call my dreams too small
I would rather have your honest love
Than pretend I have it all
[Outro / Ad-libs]
I don’t need everything
I need what money cannot do
I need a love that stays
I need a love that tells the truth
Let them keep the fame
Let them keep the view
None of it matters
If I don’t have you