[Verse 1] I still remember the sound of your keys Turning slowly in the front door I used to run when I heard them Like I don't anymore There was a time I believed You'd come back if I waited So I kept your place at the table Even after the chair had faded I never told you about school Or the nights I couldn't sleep I thought you'd ask me what was wrong So I kept it underneath [Pre-Chorus] And I got older You stayed the same Somewhere inside that empty frame [Chorus] I had so many things to tell you So many years you never knew I learned to ride a bike without you Learned to tie my shoes I had my first day, my first heartbreak My first time feeling like a stranger And every time something hurt me I wished I could have told you I don't hate you I just miss someone Who never stayed long enough To know me [Verse 2] There's a photograph above my bed You're smiling like you always did I'm standing there beside you Still looking like a little kid Sometimes I wonder what you'd say If you could see me now Would you recognize my voice Would you be proud somehow? I learned to stop asking questions When nobody answered back I learned that empty promises Can sound a lot like facts And every birthday comes around With one name missing from the room I blow the candles out too quickly So nobody sees what I wished for [Pre-Chorus] I don't remember your favorite song Or the way you took your coffee Funny how you can miss somebody You barely got to know [Chorus] I had so many things to tell you So many years you never knew I learned to live with the silence But I never wanted to I had my first day, my first heartbreak My first dream, my first mistake And every time something beautiful happened There was one person I wanted to tell I don't hate you I just miss someone Who never stayed long enough To know me [Bridge] Tonight I found your old blue sweater At the bottom of a box I held it for a minute And suddenly I was lost Not because I wanted you back Not because I think you will I just wanted one more morning Where I could hear you say my name And maybe that's the saddest part Of everything I've learned You didn't have to be perfect You just had to stay [Final Chorus] I still have things to tell you Even after all these years I became someone without you But I wish you'd seen me get here I wish you'd seen the little things The person I became The way I laugh when I'm embarrassed The way I still remember your face And if there's somewhere you can hear me I hope you know this much is true I never needed you to save me I just wanted you to know me I don't hate you I don't blame you I just wish I had more time With someone Who was supposed to be Mine [Outro] I put your sweater back in the box And for the first time I don't leave the door open I turn off the light And whisper— Goodnight. Like I always wanted to.
