[Verse 1] The dash still holds your sun-faded past Coffee ring by the cracked old glass We used to laugh at that dent in the door Now I just park where you parked before Your jacket's gone, but your place stays warm In the folded chair by the porch screen door I hear your keys in the bowl by the sink Then I remember too much to think [Pre-Chorus] We were young like we owned time Like every mile traveled would be fine Then one hard curve And the whole world changed I still say your name With my heart in pain [Chorus] You were right there Right there with me Gone in a blink But not in my memory You were right there Right there with me Tomorrow was a lie We all believed [Verse 2] The late-night store by the county road Where the truck broke down, had to be towed Your laugh still jumps off the battered walls In the half-lit frame of the school gym hall The fishing dock where we pass the day Or the local park where we used to play Every old road has your face in view And every last one keeps leading to you [Pre-Chorus] We were young like we owned time Like every mile traveled would be fine Then one hard curve And the whole world changed I still say your name Nothing will be the same [Chorus] You were right there Right there with me Gone in a blink But not in my memory You were right there Right there with me Tomorrow was a lie We all believed [Bridge] I hear your voice in my head, hurts to my core In the times you would visit, open the door And I swear sometimes, when the night runs deep I hear you say, "Don't be soft, don't be weak" So I keep going I carry the light For the talks we left For the lives we might Your dreams still breathe In the ones you made And I hold that close Like a prayer I can save [Chorus] You were right there Right there with me Gone in a blink But not in my memory You were right there Right there with me Tomorrow was a lie We all believed You were my brother My road, my home I won't let your name Fade into stone You were my brother You're still with me In every good thing I get to see [Outro] So rest easy, friend I’ve got the flame In the empty places I call your name And if my hands shake When the dark comes near I'll turn to the heavens You'll still be here
