Before We Knew Our Names [Verse 1] You were every summer stuck inside my head, Back porch laughs and the things we never said. Sidewalk bikes with the cards in the spokes, You'd grin first... I'd just laugh at the jokes. Everybody thought we were already there, I just played it cool like I didn't care. Every little chance slipped right on through, Guess I got good at almost talking to you. [Pre-Chorus] Uh... I kept the words in my pocket. Oh... Never found where to drop 'em. [Chorus] Oh-oh, maybe we were only one sentence away. Oh-oh, maybe I was late every single day. You kept moving, I kept making excuses. Funny how silence always picks who loses. Uh... If I could borrow one afternoon, I'd start where we left that June. [Verse 2] You'd write your name across the edge of your shoe, Said it looked better when the ink bled through. I'd memorize little things nobody saw, Like how you'd count each crack across the floor. Now I pass that corner every now and then, Still looks smaller than it did back then. Everybody's got somewhere else to be, Still feels like you saved a seat for me. [Bridge] Oh... Funny what sticks around. Uh... Even after leaving town. If you'd asked me then, I'd probably joke instead. Now the right reply keeps living in my head. [Final Chorus] Oh-oh, maybe we were only one sentence away. Oh-oh, maybe I just waited way too late. You were right there through every season changing, While I kept every feeling rearranging. Uh... If we ever cross the same old street, I'll finally say what I couldn't at sixteen. [Outro] Oh... Yeah... Uh... Guess you always knew. Oh-oh... I just wish I did too.
