The streetlights blur beneath the rain, I still take roads that pass your house. Funny how a place can hold a ghost, Long after everyone's moved out. You never knew the wars I'd fight Just to hear you say my name. I wore my heart beneath a smile, You wore yours somewhere out of reach. I built tomorrow From borrowed moments. You were just living... I was already dreaming. You were the sunrise I could never hold, The warmth that slipped right through my hands. I loved you in the quiet spaces You never thought to understand. Some hearts arrive together. Some never cross that line. You were the love that changed my life... Without ever being mine. Autumn came and so did he. You looked at him the way I spent years hoping you'd look at me. You talked about forever Like you'd already found your home. I stood there wearing borrowed courage, Learning how lonely a crowded room can become. Every laugh you gave away Echoed somewhere inside my chest. You never meant to break me— Life just chose someone else. You can't outrun A heart that's hoping. Some doors stay open Long after they've been closed. You were the sunrise I could never hold, The warmth that slipped right through my hands. I loved you in the quiet spaces You never thought to understand. Some hearts arrive together. Some never cross that line. You were the love that changed my life... Without ever being mine. Now the years fall softer. Your face lives somewhere Between old photographs And dreams that visit Just before the morning. I don't wonder if you loved me. I wonder... Who I'd have become If I'd stopped waiting sooner. Maybe love isn't measured By the ones who stay. Maybe it's measured By the strength it takes To finally let go. You were the sunrise I could never hold, But dawn still found me in the end. The boy who waited in your shadow Finally learned to face the wind. You'll always be a beautiful ache, A chapter I'll never rewrite. Because losing you didn't break my heart... It taught it How to survive. Some loves become forever. Others become the reason You believe Forever still exists.
