[Verse 1] He walked the road where shadows bend, Hands in pockets, heart on fire, Thought he'd lost her back then— Buried hope beneath the wire. Every step was paved with “might've,” Every night he called her name, But the wind just whispered softly, And the silence took the blame. [Chorus] But love don’t die, it just lies waitin’, Like a rose beneath the snow, It sleeps through all the years of hatin’, Waits for light and starts to grow. When she turned and said, “I missed you,” He could barely catch his breath— The second bloom of a first true love Can bring a dead man back from death. [Verse 2] She stood there in the lamplight glow, Older now, but fierce and kind, Eyes still burnin’ like he’d known In another, better time. No grand speech, just small confessions, Just two souls and one regret— She said, “You’ve always had my heart,” He said, “I ain’t lost it yet.” [Chorus] ’Cause love don’t die, it just lies waitin’, Like a rose beneath the snow, It sleeps through all the years of hatin’, Waits for light and starts to grow. When she smiled and said, “Come home now,” He could feel the past let go— The second bloom of a first true love Can thaw the coldest soul you know. [Bridge] Time can be a cruel old bandit, Stealin’ youth and changin’ names, But it can’t erase a fire When two hearts still burn the same. Second chances ain’t for cowards— Takes a fool to walk away, Takes a man to say, “I’m sorry,” Takes a woman to let him stay. [Final Chorus] Love don’t die, it just lies waitin’, Like a prayer that’s never said, It blooms again, no hesitatin’, Where the brave and broken tread. When she kissed him in the kitchen, With the kettle on the flame— He knew the second bloom of love Ain’t ever bloomin’ quite the same.
