Things I Forgot to Say

I meant to say thank you For more than the big things For rides For meals For listening For making ordinary Tuesdays Feel like somewhere safe to be I thought gratitude could wait Because you already knew That's one hell of an assumption To make about time [Pre-Chorus] I kept saving conversations Like unsent letters in a drawer Now every word I waited on Is heavier than before [Chorus] These are the things I forgot to say I love you I noticed You mattered every day I'm sorry I was tired I'm sorry work got in the way I thought we had forever So I answered you tomorrow These are the things I forgot to say [Verse 2] I should've asked more questions Should've stayed another hour Should've learned the stupid story You'd repeated twenty times Funny how annoyance turns holy When you'll never hear it twice I would give a lot To roll my eyes at you again I had all these brilliant reasons Why I couldn't make the time Turns out time was making choices While I thought they were mine [Bridge] So now I tell people Thank you Now I say Get home safe Now I say I love you Even when it feels strange Because embarrassment is cheaper Than regret And silence costs too much [Final Chorus] These are the things I forgot to say I love you I noticed You mattered every day I'm sorry I was busy I'm sorry I delayed I thought we had forever Now I know forever Doesn't make appointments [Outro] If somehow this reaches you— I hope you already knew.