Verse 1 Piano in the dark, midnight confessions We said we’d be careful, broke that suggestion I saw my past in your trembling hands You saw forever you couldn’t plan Pre-Chorus We knew the rules, still crossed that line Counting the cost, one kiss at a time Every moment borrowed, every touch true We didn’t mean to fall… but we knew Chorus Yeah this love actually happened, every bit Every scar, every fire we couldn’t quit We didn’t just dream it, we let it breathe Even knowing what it would take from me It found us too late, but God it was real And I’d rather remember the pain than pretend I didn’t feel Verse 2 Your name on my lips felt dangerous, right Like holding lightning too long in the night We learned each other in stolen time Two grown hearts committing the perfect crime Pre-Chorus No innocence left, no alibis Just truth shaking in your eyes We weren’t lost, we weren’t confused We chose the love we’d someday lose Chorus Yeah this love actually happened, every bit Every promise we never let slip We didn’t hide from it, didn’t run We stood in the fire till the damage was done It cost us more than we could afford But I’d pay it again just to know what we were Bridge (GnR “Patience” restraint — space, breath) Time kept asking us to wait But waiting doesn’t change fate Years don’t bend, they just remind Some doors close slow… then lock behind Breakdown (Elvis-tender) I can’t help falling, even now But I can help walking away somehow Final Chorus (Journey-sized, lifted but aching) Yeah this love actually happened, it’s true Not a rumor, not a “what if” we outgrew We gave it a name, we gave it a life Even knowing it wouldn’t survive So if loving you was the wrong thing to do I’
