You knocked soft like You didn't wanna wake the past Box in your hands, sweater on top Keys shaking just a little Said I won't be long Just grabbing what I should have grabbed last time Trying to sound steady but I heard the tremble under every word You moved through the place slow like touching anything would break you I watched you pick up pieces of a life we almost had And I felt the truth hit late, how many chances I coasted through Thinking that there'd always be another You didn't look at me long, you couldn't, I didn't speak, I should've Silence filling up the room like smoke from something burning down slow And all you said was I tried I really did Barely above a whisper But it cut me at the ribs I should have pulled you close, should have met you where you live Now all I hear is that one line echo through this empty crib You tried, you really did God, I should have loved you like you did You kept making small talk Just to keep yourself from crying Didn't mean to bother you, I'll be out in a minute You tucked your hair behind your ear the way you do when you're drowning quiet I pretended not to notice, that's the part that kills me now You grabbed your charger off my nightstand, paused like the weight of it hit harder than it should Then you stood by the door breathing like you might fall apart if you had to stand here one second longer And I felt the words rising in my chest Everything I never said when it mattered Fear held my tongue the same way it held your tears And all you said was I tried I really did Barely above a whisper But it cut me at the ribs I should have pulled you close, should have met you where you live Now all I hear is that one line echo through this empty crib You tried, you really did God, I should have loved you like you did If I could take one breath back, if I could turn that doorknob twice I'd stop you before the words slipped out, before resignation hit your eyes Cause you weren't asking for a miracle, just a sign I felt this too And I gave you nothing in the moment you needed everything I couldn't do And now your voice stays haunting, soft as the day you finally quit I tried, I really did The line I'll never outlive If there's a world where you come back, I'll speak before the moment slips But all I have is that goodbye And the truth you couldn't hide in it You tried, you really did I hope someday you know I did too Just too late to fix it Just too late to fix it
