[Verse 1] I kept your queen of hearts beside the bed And all the words I never got to say The hand we might have played stayed in my head A deal that never came, then slipped away [Pre-Chorus] I turn the cards, I name what wasn’t mine No hidden ace can make that road rewind [Chorus] Lay them down, let the table breathe Every lost hand doesn’t have to follow me What we were, what we almost became I can bless the deal and walk away the same Lay them down, let the next page start I’m not the sum of every shuffled heart [Verse 2] Your jack of clubs still marks a summer rain Her diamond suit, a chance I couldn’t claim I held each maybe like a winning hand Till time dealt out a different plan [Bridge] No blame in the cards, no debt to repay Some doors stay closed; I don’t force my way [Final Chorus] Lay them down, let the table breathe Every lost hand doesn’t have to follow me What we were, what we almost became I can bless the deal and walk away the same Lay them down—new cards, open hand I meet the life that’s here, not what I planned [Outro] The old deck rests; I rise and go
