**[Intro – Spoken / Soft Piano]** Yeah... Sometimes you don't know what you had Until you're standing in the silence And all you got left Is the memory. **[Verse 1 – Rap]** We had years, not weeks, not a couple of months Built a whole life together, thought we were the ones You knew every scar, every secret I kept You were there when I was broke, when I had nothing left And I had your heart, that's the part I regret 'Cause I treated something priceless like something I could neglect You gave me chances, I gave you reasons Made promises in the summer, broke 'em by the seasons I thought you'd always be there Thought love meant you'd forgive anything Now I'm sitting with the weight Of every selfish thing You don't hate me, that's almost worse You just don't feel the same And I finally understand Some damage can't be repaired with a name **[Pre-Chorus – Sung]** If I could go back I'd change every choice I'd listen when you cried Instead of raising my voice But time don't turn around And hearts don't always wait Sometimes the person that you love Becomes the one you lose too late **[Chorus – R&B Singer]** Now you're gone forever And I'm learning how to live with what I've done I had your heart forever But I broke it when I thought you'd never run You gave me everything And I gave you pain instead Now every night I see your face When I lay down in my bed Some mistakes don't disappear No matter how much you regret I lost the best thing in my life And I ain't forgiven myself yet **[Verse 2 – Rap]** I remember little things I never thought I'd miss Your coffee in the morning, your goodnight kiss The way you used to call my name from down the hall Now this house feels like a museum of it all Your pictures in a box, your clothes are gone Funny how a place can feel different when somebody moves on I see you found your peace, and I'm happy that you did Even if a selfish part of me wishes you never quit But you did what you had to do You chose yourself that night And maybe that's the consequence Of me never treating you right I can't blame you Can't ask you to forget Can't make an apology Undo the years of regret So I'll carry this lesson Even if it cuts deep Somebody can love you completely And still decide they have to leave **[Chorus – R&B Singer]** Now you're gone forever And I'm learning how to live with what I've done I had your heart forever But I broke it when I thought you'd never run You gave me everything And I gave you pain instead Now every night I see your face When I lay down in my bed Some mistakes don't disappear No matter how much you regret I lost the best thing in my life And I ain't forgiven myself yet **[Bridge – Sung, Emotional]** Maybe somewhere down the road You'll think about the good we had Maybe you'll remember who I was Before I made you sad And if you ever hear this song I hope you know it's true I don't need you to come back I just needed to tell the truth I loved you... I just didn't love you right. **[Verse 3 – Rap, stripped-down beat]** That's the hardest thing I'll ever have to say I wasn't ready for forever, but I asked you to stay I wanted all your love without giving you mine Wanted you to understand me, never gave you the time Now I'm paying for the man I used to be 'Cause losing you showed me what I refused to see You weren't asking for perfection, you were asking for respect And I gave you disappointment when you gave me your best So here's my goodbye No excuses, no defense Just a man looking back At the damage he can't mend If loving you was a chapter Then losing you was the end And I'll carry every lesson Till my story does the same **[Final Chorus – Full R&B Vocals + Harmonies]** Now you're gone forever And I'm learning how to live with what I've done I had your heart forever But I broke it when I thought you'd never run You gave me everything And I gave you pain instead Now every night I see your face When I lay down in my bed Some mistakes don't disappear No matter how much you regret I lost the best thing in my life And I ain't forgiven myself yet **[Outro – Piano / Spoken]** I can't change yesterday. I can't ask you to be who you were. All I can do... Is become somebody who never does that again. Some people leave your life... But the lesson stays forever.
