[Verse 1] There's a little town inside my mirror, A younger me I recognize. Schoolyard laughter, autumn evenings, All those dreams in younger eyes. We took our turns at different crossroads, Chased the lives we thought we'd need. Never knew the quiet moments Would become the ones I'd grieve. [Pre-Chorus] I can name a thousand reasons Why we ended up apart. But none of them can answer Why you're still here in my heart. [Chorus] In the rearview, I see everything We never knew we'd lose. Through the windshield, there's a thousand roads, But none I want to choose. I can live with all the wrong turns, All the years I can't undo. But the hardest mile I've ever driven Is the road I never took with you. [Verse 2] I wore a smile through broken promises, Called it love and carried on. Made a home inside the hurting, Stayed until the light was gone. You were there when I was falling, Never asked for more than truth. And I kept my deepest feelings Like a letter meant for you. [Pre-Chorus] Now the years have made us older, And the silence weighs like stone. I can forgive the life I lived, But not the love I left unknown. [Chorus] In the rearview, I see everything We never knew we'd lose. Through the windshield, there's a thousand roads, But none I want to choose. I can live with all the wrong turns, All the years I can't undo. But the hardest mile I've ever driven Is the road I never took with you. [Bridge] I don't regret the way you loved me Without asking for a thing. I regret the times I held my tongue When my heart was whispering. And if tomorrow never changes, If friendship's all we'll ever be, I'll guard the place you hold in my life, Though it's not the place I'd dreamed. [Final Chorus] In the rearview, there's a lifetime That I wouldn't trade away. Through the windshield, I keep searching For a turn we haven't made. If the future holds us separate, I'll still wish your skies were blue. But there's one road I'll always wonder If I could've walked with you. [Outro] The mirror holds our yesterday. The glass reveals the dawn. And somewhere on that road between, I'm still wishing you'd come along. [End]
