I built a world inside my head With every little word you said I thought your hand would hold me close But I was wrong about us both I painted colors on the walls I never thought we'd watch them fall You looked at me, but not the same And suddenly I knew your name Was never meant to stay I gave you all the time I had I gave you every dream But sometimes what we want the most Is not what it will be You were not what I hoped for We were not what I dreamed I kept waiting for a love That was never meant for me And I don't know what hurts more The truth or what I believed I held on to forever When forever wasn't real You were not what I hoped for But maybe that's okay Some things are meant to leave us So we can find our way I still remember late at night When everything still felt alright Your voice was somewhere next to mine Before we slowly lost the light I tried to make the pieces fit Pretending I could fix all this But love can't live on memories And I can't keep becoming someone You need me to be I gave you all the time I had I gave you every dream But sometimes what we want the most Is not what it will be You were not what I hoped for We were not what I dreamed I kept waiting for a love That was never meant for me And I don't know what hurts more The truth or what I believed I held on to forever When forever wasn't real You were not what I hoped for But maybe that's okay Some things are meant to leave us So we can find our way Maybe one day I'll look back And see the reason why Some doors were never meant to open Some stars were never mine And maybe I will thank you For the lessons that you gave For showing me that losing love Doesn't mean I lose myself You were not what I hoped for We were not what I dreamed But I don't need to blame you For becoming what you need And I don't know what comes next But I'm learning to believe That something better waits ahead Beyond the things I couldn't keep You were not what I hoped for And now I understand Sometimes the heart must let go To finally find where it can stand I wanted you forever You wanted something else It wasn't what I hoped for But I'm finding myself Not what I hoped for... Maybe what I needed.
