[Verse 1] You were fifteen Hair in your eyes Always late to everything Laughing Cutting lines through time Picture on the milk carton Said you just ran away But your jacket still hung on the hook Your shoes still by the doorway [Chorus] Melissa at fifteen You should have grown old Taught some kid to drive too fast Burnt the Sunday roast Melissa at fifteen You were never a ghost You were here You were ours You were home [Verse 2] Twelve long years of maybes Of "Have you heard from her?" Every strange girl on the sidewalk Had me catching breath Unsure They blamed your wild temper Said "You know how kids can be" But your room froze like a photograph Your brush still full of dreams [Chorus] [Bridge] Someone finally opened The dark she tried to hide Drew a map with shaking hands And broke our hearts in lines Now the truth sits heavy But it cuts a straighter trail You weren't lost You were taken And their story It failed [Chorus]
