I held the words behind my teeth, afraid of what they'd change So many nights I almost spoke, but silence felt less strange You waited in the doorway with a hope I couldn't read And I thought we'd have a lifetime to say the things we need But lifetimes fall to pieces When the truth is never said Say it while you can Love was never meant to be a secret Don’t let quiet turn to distance Don’t let distance turn to loss Say it while you can Before the moment fades to shadows Before the chance you keep on saving Slips into a line you crossed I see your face in memories, still waiting for my voice But I hid behind my caution, thinking silence was a choice Now every unspoken word weighs heavier than the years And I'd give anything to tell you what I should have made you hear I thought that choosing silence Would somehow keep you close Say it while you can Love was never meant to be a secret Don’t let quiet turn to distance Don’t let distance turn to loss Say it while you can Before the moment fades to shadows Before the chance you keep on saving Slips into a line you crossed If I could break the stillness I'd pour it out at once But echoes can’t be answered When the moment’s already gone Say it while you can Hold their face and speak your heartbeat Tell the truth before it trembles Into something left unsaid Say it while you can Before the night pulls down the curtain Before regret becomes your story And nothing’s left to say again
