I still remember Friday after school, You were smiling in the summer light. Everybody else just faded into noise, You were the only thing that felt so right. I learned your coffee, Learned your favourite songs. Every little story I carried all along. You never knew Someone stayed so near, Building forever Around a smile so dear. I thought if I waited... If I stayed the same... Maybe one day You'd whisper back my name. Some hearts beat for somebody else, No matter how hard you try. You can stand beside the brightest star, And never become its sky. You smiled like I was someone good, Just never the one you'd choose. The hardest thing I've ever learned... Love doesn't always love you. Then one October, Everything had changed. You looked at her The way I dreamed someday. You spoke forever Like you'd found your place. I smiled through tears You'd never see my face. I kept pretending Everything was fine, While every heartbeat Fell further behind. Some dreams are fragile, Some never begin. Growing up means learning You don't always win. Some hearts beat for somebody else, No matter how hard you try. You can hold the door, You can hold your breath, But you can't make love arrive. You smiled like I was someone good, Just never the one you'd choose. The hardest thing I've ever learned... Love doesn't always love you. Years from now I hope you never know How many wishes Carried your name. Loving you Was never the mistake... Believing you'd love me Was where I broke. Maybe somewhere Someone's waiting too, Looking for a heart That beats like mine. Maybe losing you Is how I'll find The love that's meant to stay. Some hearts find each other, Some drift out at sea. I spent so long Chasing your horizon, I forgot the world Was waiting for me. You'll always be A beautiful chapter, Not the ending That I have to lose. The hardest thing I've ever learned... Became the thing that pulled me through. Love doesn't always love you back... But someday... Someone will.
