Verse 1 I remember the hallway the light buzzing low The boy with the stare and no place to go He flinched at the voices curled into the wall And I couldn’t reach him though I heard it all Verse 2 I remember the girl with her arms open wide She flew into safety and stayed by my side But her mother grew shadows and lies took their toll So I carried her memory like a mark on my soul Chorus Sometimes they come back with a scar and a smile After years in the dark after walking a mile And I wish I had caught them when the world looked away But I wasn’t enough or I wasn’t that day Verse 3 I remember the boy who flushed what I gave Not because he was cruel but because he was brave He couldn’t explain what his body had learned That even soft things can still sometimes burn Verse 4 There was one far away with no one around Just wires and hope through a screen and a sound I sat in the distance while they held the phone And I whispered a stillness through wire and tone Chorus Sometimes they come back with a scar and a smile After years in the dark after walking a mile And I wish I had caught them when the world looked away But I wasn’t enough or I wasn’t that day Bridge I count all the names that I never forget The faces I carry the ones with regret The voices I hear when I can’t fall asleep Still calling me softly from canyons too deep Final Chorus Sometimes they come back with a scar and a smile After years in the dark after walking a mile And I wish I had caught them when the world looked away But I wasn’t enough or I wasn’t that day… anymore. It’s a vow.
