Verse 1 Nobody handed me a map, Or told me where the lines were drawn. All I knew was sparks could fly And somehow disappear by dawn. They taught me “Don’t get someone pregnant.” They taught me “Wear protection, son.” Nobody ever pulled me aside And said a goodbye might become someone’s scar. Pre-Chorus You were already seeing forever. I was only seeing tonight. I was only looking for a moment, You were looking for a life. Chorus Nobody told me the rules. Nobody said what a goodbye could cost. I thought two people chasing a feeling Could walk away and not leave scars. I wasn’t keeping score. I wasn’t thinking that far. I was just another young fool Who didn’t know the weight of a heart. If I broke your heart… I wish I’d known. I’d have carried yours Like it was my own. Verse 2 Sometimes it wasn’t even about you. Sometimes it was rent and gasoline. A beat-up truck, A part-time job, And chasing half-forgotten dreams. I loved my freedom, Loved my friends. Thought a girlfriend meant losing me. I couldn’t explain why, I just wasn’t ready… to see what love could be. Maybe somewhere there was a woman Who could’ve made me finally see. But I was too busy chasing freedom To understand what love was asking me. Pre-Chorus You heard “goodbye.” I meant “not yet.” Those are different words… I hadn’t learned that lesson yet. Chorus Nobody told me the rules. Nobody warned me hearts don’t heal the same. I only knew I didn’t want forever, I didn’t know that sounded like pain. I wasn’t chasing trophies. I wasn’t trying to win. I was just another kid Trying to figure out who I was becoming. If I broke your heart… I’m even more sorry now. Back then… I didn’t know The heart I held that night. Bridge Looking back, I can finally see What twenty-year-old me couldn’t understand. Love isn’t measured By the night before… It’s measured By who reaches for your hand The morning after. Final Chorus Nobody told me the rules. Maybe that’s no excuse at all. Maybe growing up Is learning how Someone else can feel The pain you never knew. If I could meet that younger version, I’d tell him what no one told me: Desire is easy. Hope is fragile. And every goodbye Leaves a ghost behind In somebody’s heart. So before you touch a heart… Know what you’re offering. Because what feels like a moment Might become someone’s ghost.
