One Beat Late

You came close— I moved away Then I turned back— You were gone Every time you open— I’m already closing Every time I’m ready— You’re halfway gone We keep finding windows— Right before they’re closing Always almost right Always almost wrong You say now— I say wait I say stay— You change We get close— Then hesitate We’re always— One beat late One heart early— One heart afraid Every time the moment comes We miss it by a second Always— One beat late Almost Almost But never quite You called in the morning— I answered at midnight I reached for forever— You needed some space Then when I stopped hoping— You came back beside me Like the world keeps moving Us out of place You say now— I say wait I say stay— You change We get close— Then hesitate We’re always— One beat late One heart early— One heart afraid Every time the moment comes We miss it by a second Always— One beat late Maybe in another life— We get the timing right Maybe in another room— We don’t walk out too soon Maybe there’s a version— Where neither of us waits But here we are again One beat— Late We’re always— One beat late You move closer— I hesitate Every time the moment comes We miss it by a second Always— One beat late You came close— I moved away Then I turned back— You were gone One beat late