Stole My Goodbye

[Verse 1] Heard your name on the radio But it wasn’t you they praised It was our secret story In a stranger’s face and stage Every word that I bled Every line from that long night Now the world sings our goodbye And they think it’s someone else’s right [Chorus] That was my grief That was my ghost That was the way I learned to let you go Now they cheer along To our quiet pain They stole my goodbye And they don’t even know your name They don’t even know your name (oh no) [Verse 2] I remember that kitchen Coffee stains Shaking hands You were only in photos So I wrote you in the margins of my plans Played it once for your mother Voice cracked on the second verse Swore I’d keep it like a promise Now it’s printed on a stranger’s shirt [Chorus] That was my grief That was my ghost That was the way I learned to let you go Now they cheer along To our quiet pain They stole my goodbye And they don’t even know your name [Bridge] I scream “That’s mine” They say “You’re jealous” I show them pages They scroll They’re careless What hurts the most Is not the money Not the fame It’s hearing kids in crowded malls Using your death to play a game (oh God) [Chorus] That was my grief That was my ghost That was the way I learned to let you go Now they sing along To my breaking heart They stole my goodbye And they’re tearing us apart [Outro] Turn the radio down But the hook stays stuck in my mind I would give them every royalty Just to have you back this time That was my grief That was my prayer Now it’s everybody’s song But you’re not there