It's Gotta Be You

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The stylist started adjusting my outfit, while my hair was being straightened and lightly teased at the top.

There was a knock at the door, followed by Niall walking in "Hey"

I took a drink of my water, before smiling at him "Hey"

"What's going on?"

"What do you mean?"

"Like, what's going on with you and Liam?"

I felt a lump in the back of my throat "What?"

"You two just seem closer, like more than close"

"We're just learning to be friends again; isn't that what everyone wants?"

He sighed "It is, but it just seems like there's something more"

At least Niall was willing to be honest about what he was seeing, while I was too scared to admit it myself, and that bothered me.

"There's nothing going on"

The makeup artist finished applying my makeup. 

"We're just friends, Niall"

"Are you sure?"

I nodded "Yeah, no worries" I stood up and kissed his cheek "I um have to do my vocal exercises; can we talking some more later?"

He nodded and left, looking defeated.

AS soon as the door closed, I looked at myself and didn't see me anymore. I finished up my vocal exercises and went outside.

"You're about to go on" the stage manager said, as I walked down the hallway. 

"Hey" Liam said, catching up with me. 

"Hey" 

"Are you okay, you seem a bit off"

"Niall is starting to see that there's something going on with us" I answered.

"Which is?" he asked, stopping me from walking.

"Don't act stupid, you know that we've been flirting with each other"

"It's all innocent, besides you aren't actually with Niall, so it's like you aren't doing anything wrong"

"It still feels wrong" I said, putting in my ear piece "We need to cool it on the flirting" I walked out on stage, getting pumped as the song started.

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I put my guitar down on the stand and pulled up a bar stool in front of the microphone "So this is my last song for the night; it's another song that I wrote in the early days. It will be on my debut album, and it's really special"

(Play video)

If I was drowning in the sea
Would you dive right in and save me?
If I was falling like a star
Would you be right there to catch me?
If I was dreaming of your kiss
Would you look right through me?

On the street I'm waiting
In my heart it's raining

Your eyes are holding up the sky
Your eyes make me weak, I don't know why
Your eyes make me scared to tell the truth
I thought my heart was bullet-proof
Now I'm dancing on the roof
And everybody knows I'm into you

If my heart was sadder than a song
Would you still listen?
If my tears fell on you, one by one
Would you see them glisten?

On the street I'm waiting
In my heart it's raining

Your eyes are holding up the sky
Your eyes make me weak I don't know why
Your eyes make me scared to tell the truth
I thought my heart was bullet-proof
Now I'm just dancing on the roof

Every single thing you say makes me want to run away
Sometimes love's a rainy day but life goes on

Your eyes are holding up the sky
Your eyes make me weak, I don't know why
Your eyes make me scared to tell the truth
I thought my heart was bullet-proof
But I'm dancing on the roof
And everybody knows I'm into you