A Long Yi Production 龙艺创作

Lyrics:
Verse 1

Male (Narrator):
I walked that ring road on my own
Underneath a sky of endless grey
Saw you chasing fortune’s son
Hoping his world would make you stay
He had the money, he had the fun
You ran your race till it was won
And I just watched from far away.

Chorus 1

Female (Girlfriend on loan):
Oh, I was your girlfriend on loan
A heart you could never call your own
I’d come close, then pull away
Everything was only temporary, I’d say
I was a chapter, a bittersweet rhyme
Just passing through for a short time
Yeah, I was always your girlfriend on loan.

Verse 2

Female (Girlfriend on loan):
Then fortune’s son was gone, I felt the blame
We found our peace in the falling rain
Drove across the great divide
With your morning smile by my side
[Male vocal]
I met your family, I saw your place
[Female vocal]
I almost thought we’d won the race
But I was just biding time.

Chorus 2

Female (Girlfriend on loan):
Oh, I was your girlfriend on loan
A heart you could never call your own
I’d come close, then pull away
Everything was only temporary, I’d say
I was a chapter, a bittersweet rhyme
Just passing through for a short time
Yeah, I was always your girlfriend on loan.

Bridge

Female:
At the mall ‘fore Christmas lights
I told the truth on that cold night
Said, “You’re second best — you understand?
He’s still the catch, you’re just a good man.”

Male (Narrator):
The silence in that car was deafening, deep
A promise you knew you couldn’t keep.

Both (soft, together):
A promise… we couldn’t keep.

Final Chorus

Male (Narrator):
Oh, you were my girlfriend on loan

Female (echo/harmony):
On loan… never your own

Male (Narrator):
You came back when he said goodbye

Female (Girlfriend on loan):
With a new teardrop in my eye

Male (Narrator):
But my new love stood there strong

Female (echo as “new love”):
She said, “You don’t belong, move along.”

Both (soaring):
Yeah, I am always your girlfriend on loan.

Outro

Male (Narrator):
I heard you crashed and lost it all
I heard your name begin to fall
I walk that ring road on my own…
But now I’m finally going home.

Male (Narrator):
The lease ran out on that girlfriend on loan.

Both (fading):
The lease ran out… and I’m finally home.