Out the Door

You lit up the room without trying to One look hit harder than I wanted it to Crowded floor, flashing light, caught your smile Had me rewriting my whole night for a while I cut through the people, head full of plans Practicing hellos with shaking hands Got close enough to feel the moment start Then you slipped away and took the air from my heart Out the door, out the door One second there, then you’re gone for sure Out the door, out the door Now I’m chasing what I can’t ignore I checked the sidewalk, checked the streetlight glow Checked every corner that I thought you’d go Nothing but strangers and the city rush Nothing but questions and a thousand what-ifs Tell me how somebody I never knew Can take up every thought the way you do I got no name, no number, no clue Just a night that keeps replaying on cue Now every face turns into maybe you Every crowded room feels like déjà vu I’m scrolling memories that don’t exist Trying to hold on to a moment I missed A laugh in a café, a shadow in line A stranger’s profile stops me every time It’s getting ridiculous, I know it’s true But somehow my mind keeps circling you Out the door, out the door One second there, then you’re gone for sure Out the door, out the door Now I’m chasing what I can’t ignore I checked the sidewalk, checked the late-night train Checked all the places I’d remember your face Everybody moving like they know the way I’m stuck on a moment that won’t stay Maybe it’s crazy, maybe it’s fate Maybe we missed it by a minute too late Maybe tomorrow, maybe next June Maybe the universe circles back around soon Now when I think of you, it doesn’t sting It feels like a song unfinished in the spring Could’ve been fireworks, could’ve been none Still got me smiling at what wasn’t done If I see you again, I won’t hesitate Won’t let another chance walk away Till then you’re a story I carry around A missing piece I never really found Out the door, out the door One second there, then you’re gone for sure Out the door, out the door But I don’t chase ghosts like before Out the door, out the door Maybe someday we’ll collide once more Out the door, out the door Some connections leave you wanting more Funny how a stranger can stay so long Without a word, without a wrong Maybe that’s life, maybe that’s the art Some people leave before they ever start