Verse 1 We met where the boardwalk kissed the salt and the sun, You laughed like you owned all the summers we'd never won. Faded denim, cigarette lit, your hand found mine, We promised forever on a beach of borrowed time. There was music in the air, playing our favorite song, You scribbled our names in the sand, like you knew where hearts belong. I thought the tide would keep us, that love would stay, Never saw it coming, the currents pulling you away. Chorus You’re the girl that got away, a photograph in rain, A melody I hear when I can’t tame this pain. You’re the echo in the quiet, the light I can’t reclaim, Listening to the wind, calling out your name. You’re the girl that got away, and I learned too late to say, If I’d held on a little harder, would we have changed our ways? Now every sunset sends me back to that day— To the sea of goodbyes where you sailed away. Verse 2 I drive past the places we loved, as the leaves begin to fall, Windows down, late-night radio, I pretend I don’t recall. Your lipstick on a coffee cup, your laugh in a crowded room, Little ghosts of you keep pulling at the moon. Our intentions of our future had a thousand different plans, But every idea slipped through our hands. Love left a note in the pocket of an old sweater you wore. Together, forever, words that dented my core. [Instrumental] [Break: acoustic guitar, distorted bass] [Extended Solo] Chorus You’re the girl that got away, a photograph in rain, A melody I hear when I can’t tame this pain. You’re the echo in the quiet, the light I can’t reclaim, Listening to the wind, calling out your name. You’re the girl that got away, and I learned too late to say, If I’d held on a little harder, would we have changed our ways? Now every sunset sends me back to that day— To the sea of goodbyes where you sailed away. [Instrumental] [Break: acoustic guitar, distorted bass] Chorus (soft then rising) You’re the girl that got away, a photograph in rain, A melody I hear when I can’t tame this pain. You’re the echo in the quiet, the light I can’t reclaim, Listening to the wind, calling out your name. You’re the girl that got away, and I learned too late to say, If I’d held on a little harder, would we have changed our ways? Now every sunset sends me back to that day— To the sea of goodbyes where you sailed away. Outro [Instrumental Break] So I’ll watch, the horizon where the daylight breaks, Keep your memory gentle like the pain this heartache makes. And when the tide decides to show me why. I’ll know the truth in the sea of goodbyes.
