(Lost my lover) We carried storms and sunlight Built a shelter out of broken days Held each other through the hard nights With our hands and our reckless faith I thought that kind of closeness Was the kind that's built to stay I tried to write you letters Never found the nerve to send Kept holding out for something That would bring you round again Now the words I meant to tell you Are the ones I left behind I reach for you in memories But they fade [pause] like smoke into the night You're out there somewhere breathing Miles and miles beyond my reach And I'm left here with a stranger And a love I couldn't keep He's still standing where I left him The man I could have been I should have held you closer Should have heard you when you cried Kept my distance when you needed Someone steady by your side I reach for you in memories But they fade like smoke into the night You're out there somewhere breathing Miles and miles beyond my reach And I'm left here with a stranger And a love I couldn't keep He's still standing where I left him The man I could have been Too many words unspoken Too many promises were broken Now I'm standing at the crossroads Talking to him again He knows what I should have told you He just [pause] never got to speak Lover lost Lost my lover I reach for you in memories But they fade like smoke into the night And I'm left here with a stranger And a love I couldn't keep Lover lost Lost my lover (The man I could have been...)
