[Verse 1] A thousand winters Melt in a single tea-stained cup Steam curls like memories Faces in the rising dust You laugh in a language My long life almost forgot I carry every farewell You carry one bright thought [Chorus] I’m learning how to miss you slowly Like counting stars that never end A moment in your hand Outlives the years I’ve spent If time is kind and hearts remember Then this is where forever begins You taught an old Unchanging soul To feel beyond the journey’s end [Instrumental] [Verse 2] Old stones Old stories You stop to trace each faded name I walk these roads by instinct You walk them like a burning flame You sleep and dream of futures I sit and speak with empty air You age like turning pages I stay the bookmark there [Chorus] I’m learning how to miss you slowly Like counting stars that never end A moment in your hand Outlives the years I’ve spent If time is kind and hearts remember Then this is where forever begins You taught an old Unchanging soul To feel beyond the journey’s end [Instrumental] [Bridge] When your shadow grows shorter And your hair grows gray Will I still be a stranger To the weight of your days? If I could trade one lifetime For a heartbeat with a friend I’d choose the road beside you Again Again Again (again) [Chorus] I’m learning how to miss you slowly Like counting stars that never end Your laughter in my silence Your footprints where mine bend If time is kind and hearts remember I’ll walk these paths and call you then You gave an ageless wandering mage A home beyond the journey’s end {Outro Instrumental - heartfelt, sweeping]
