We showed up because we wanted to, We cheered beneath the lights, We rearranged a thousand plans And gave away our nights. We opened up our home and hearts, We gave what we could give, And somewhere in the giving We forgot we had a life to live. We don't regret the love we gave, We'd give so much again, But love was never meant to be A debt that had no end. We don't regret loving you extravagantly, Every mile, every hour, every open door. But extravagant love was never meant to be An entitlement to more. A gift is still a gift when we can choose it, Love is still love when we say no. If someday we find our way back to each other, There's something you need to know: We'd love to have you back in our lives, But we don't want the old life too. We still have room inside our hearts— But we have a life to live here, too. We didn't learn to love the quiet, We've always loved our home, The comfort of an evening When it's just the two of us alone. There are places we still want to see, And sometimes nowhere we want to go, There are children we want time with, And a life we've come to know. There are sacred things we're called to do, There are years we can't replace, And loving you should never mean That everything else waits. We don't regret loving you extravagantly, Every mile, every hour, every open door. But extravagant love was never meant to be An entitlement to more. A gift is still a gift when we can choose it, Love is still love when we say no. If someday we find our way back to each other, There's something you need to know: We 'd love to have you back in our lives, But we don't want the expectations too. We welcome a new way forward, Not the life that we once knew. So send the schedule—we may join you, We'd love to cheer sometimes, But missing one game doesn't measure The love that's in our lives. Invite us and we'll gladly come When being there feels right, And if we're tired or feeling lost, We'll simply say goodnight. Our home can be our sanctuary, Our time can be our own, And nobody should have to earn The right to just go home. If healing comes, we'll welcome it. If hearts change, ours is open too. Forgiveness isn't being held back— There's nothing we want more than you. But reconciliation isn't going backward, And healing doesn't mean we must forget. We can build something new from what we've learned Without rebuilding what we left. No keeping score. No proving love. No anger when we choose. No price for saying, "Not tonight." No relationship to lose. Just freedom to say yes with joy, And freedom to say no— And still be absolutely certain We are loved whichever way we go. We don't regret loving you extravagantly, we'd rather love too deeply than too small. Every gift we freely gave you Was really love—that's all. But love does not require surrender, And forgiveness doesn't hand our life away. If God should bring us back together, We'll meet each other somewhere new someday. I welcome you back. Oh, how we'd love you back. But we don't need the old life too. There's room around the table, There's room inside our heart,s But this time love will leave us room To live our lives apart. So if you ever come back through the doorway, You'll find out love is waiting here. Not everything will be the way it was— But maybe it can be better from here. Because we learned that love can open doors Without giving up the key. We don't regret loving you extravagantly. We just finally understand... Our love for you was never an entitlement to us.
