We left the party past midnight Your jacket on me under the streetlights You laughed too loudly I teased you back Same old night, same old friends Same way home until it changed Then my phone lit up Your name at 2 a.m. Three words, then a silence You never let me forget You said you loved me After all these years Hidden in the noise Buried underneath our jokes You said I was the reason You stayed a little longer Every time we said goodbye You wanted something more Your messages kept coming Soft and uneven Like every locked-up thought Had found its freedom You remembered small things I thought you'd missed My favorite song The scar upon my wrist The night I cried And called you late You stayed awake Until I was okay Now morning found me restless Coffee in my hands You walked into the café Quiet, sober, unafraid No slurred words No midnight courage No place left to hide Just your eyes on mine And that familiar smile You told me you loved me And meant every word Said you'd been holding it Long before last night I watched you breathe in Then watched you stay No drunken confession To carry the weight The café kept moving But the world slowed down You said it in the daylight With nothing to hide now And I smiled at the truth I’d been too scared to see You weren’t just my best friend You were someone I could love And maybe you always had been
