Four PM on the corner, watching you wait I check my watch, it's getting late Two steps away, but I freeze on the spot Rehearsing words that I forgot Just a phantom shadow following your stride Locked in my silence, nowhere to hide One second of courage was all that I needed But my dark impulse went entirely unheeded My silent regret, a second too late Now I am watching you seal up my fate She’s holding your hand where I should have stood Broke my own heart just like I knew I would Just a ghost in the background, out in the cold A bitter story that will never be told Checking your timeline, reading the signs Searching for space between your lines I know your routine, I know where you go A secret obsession you'll never know Now she laughs at the jokes I memorized Looking straight into my favorite eyes My silent regret, a second too late Now I am watching you seal up my fate She’s holding your hand where I should have stood Broke my own heart just like I knew I would Just a ghost in the background, out in the cold A bitter story that will never be told Too late... I should have spoken... Now she holds you... My silent regret, a second too late Now I am watching you seal up my fate She’s holding your hand where I should have stood Broke my own heart just like I knew I would Just a ghost in the background, out in the cold A bitter story that will never be told
