I Ain't the One He Sees

[Verse 1] I was seventeen, And his glance was everything. A quiet dream I held inside, A love I couldn't hide. I stayed in silence, Afraid to fall, Hoping someday He’d see it all. Hoping someday Time would show, But he was too hard to know. [Pre-Chorus 1] His laughter echoes through my mind, I turn away, a love confined, And every word I’d planned Slipped through my hands. [Chorus 1] I ain’t the one he sees, Though my heart feels him. I’d drive past his quiet street, Hoping for a chance to meet. And every fleeting hope Stayed untold. But I ain’t the one he sees, Though my heart feels him. [Verse 2] I don’t know his gaze, These days it slips away. The boy I loved is just a name, A spark that never came. Still, I’m waiting, Chasing the past, Hoping someday He’d turn at last. Hoping someday I’ll let him go, he was too hard to know. [Pre-Chorus 2] When his light flickers into view, I turn away, afraid it’s true, And every word I’d planned Slipped through my hands. [Chorus 2] I ain’t the one he sees, Though my heart feels him. I’d drive past his quiet street, Hoping for a chance to meet. And every fleeting hope Stayed untold. But, I ain’t the one he sees, Though my heart feels him. [Bridge] Years have passed, the roads remain, But his memory lingers, soft and plain. I’ve outgrown the silent ache, Yet the echoes still awake. [Chorus 3] But, I ain’t the one he sees, Though my heart felt him. I let go of those quiet streets, Dreams of what could never be. And every fleeting hope Stayed untold. But, I ain’t the one he sees, Though my heart felt him.