[Verse 1] I saw your name light up my phone that night Let it ring like I had all the time Said I’d call you back, just not right now Funny how “later” never comes around You were leaning on that porch rail laughing Summer air and the screen door slamming Yeah you looked at me like something real And I played it off like I didn’t feel [Pre-Chorus] Every word I swallowed, every move I stalled I can hear ‘em now in these empty walls [Chorus] I had my chance, I let it slip away Watched forever turn to yesterday I could’ve been the one you leaned on Now I’m just the one to blame You gave me all the signs, I closed my eyes Now I’m the one that’s feeling it Close enough to almost have it But too late to be yours now [Verse 2] That Friday night down by the river bend You said “what are we?” — I dodged again Kicked a rock, changed the subject quick Said “let’s not ruin a good thing with this” You just smiled but I felt it break In the silence that we couldn’t shake I should've reached for you right then Instead I let that moment end [Pre-Chorus] If I could go back to that look in your eyes I’d cross every line I left behind [Chorus] I had my chance, I let it slip away Watched forever turn to yesterday I could’ve been the one you leaned on Now I’m just the one to blame You gave me all the signs, I closed my eyes Now I’m the one that’s feeling it Close enough to almost have it But too late to be yours now [Verse 3] Now there’s a picture on your dashboard light Of you and him on a Sunday drive He’s got his hand where mine should be Living out what you saw in me I still drive past your mama’s place Slow down like you might walk out someday But all I find is dust and time And the echo of what could’ve been mine [Bridge] If I’d said it when it mattered If I’d fought a little harder If I’d known what losing you would mean I’d have never let that moment leave Maybe we’d be parked right here Laughing like we did that year Instead of me alone tonight Rewriting wrongs I can’t make right [Breakdown] Yeah… I had forever in my hands And I let it go like it was nothing [Final Chorus] I had my chance, I let it slip away Now your goodbye’s all that remains I could’ve been your everything Instead I let you walk away Now every road I take just leads me back To words I never said Close enough to almost have you Now I’m alone with what’s left [Outro] Yeah I was one step from forever Now I’m miles from you instead… And I’d give anything for one more chance I already had back then…
