(Verse 1) Down the old stone bridge at evening, I walk with thoughts I never show. She smiles, and suddenly I'm dreaming, She turns away—how could I know? Her gentle laugh can lift the shadows, But then she fades like morning rain. I'm lost between her yes and no, And all the words I can't explain. (Pre-Chorus) If I could speak what lives inside me, Would she stay or let me go? Her friendship is the heart that guides me, Yet my heart wants her to know… (Chorus) I love her more than I can carry, More than any song could say. But I'm afraid that if I tell her, She might choose to walk away. So I stand here quietly hoping That someday her heart will show— If I'm the one she dreams of holding, Or just a friend she used to know. (Verse 2) Her eyes, they shine like Irish summer, Bright and warm, then turning grey. One moment close, the next she wanders, And I'm left guessing every day. But still I’d cross a thousand counties Just to watch her smile again. She’s the quiet fire inside me— My sweetest joy, my softest pain. (Bridge) If courage ever finds me, I’ll whisper soft and slow: “I loved you long before the dawn, I just never let you know…” (Chorus) I love her more than I can carry, More than any song could say. But I'm afraid that if I tell her, She might choose to walk away. So I stand here quietly hoping That someday her heart will show— If I'm the one she dreams of holding, Or just a friend she used to know.
