[Chorus] I didn't ask for an ever after I just asked for today I know I'm running backwards But I was still running away [Verse 1] I was chasing ghosts of what could’ve been Afraid of feeling all of the weight The words we left unsaid, and the "what ifs" Haunt me now, but I’m starting to change I should’ve kissed you by the stairs But I was so afraid to stay I wanted more, but didn’t dare Now I see that’s why I ran away [Chorus] I didn't ask for an ever after I just asked for today I know I'm running backwards But I was still running away [Verse 2] The stars still burn, though we’re not near And maybe that’s the way it’s meant to be The sky’s still clear, but it’s not the same I can’t hold onto what’s slipping through me What was I running from, if not fear? I thought I had to leave to find A life outside the love we shared But now I know I’ve left behind [Bridge] Maybe I was wrong to think That love could fit inside a frame That it needed a place to sink But love was never meant to stay the same I thought forever was the answer But time’s a river, always flowing And now I see what I was after Was never something worth controlling [Chorus] I didn't ask for an ever after I just asked for today I know I'm running backwards But I was still running away [Verse 3] I’m not running anymore I’ve stopped chasing what’s gone I’ll take what I’ve learned from before And hold it in my hands, till it's gone So here I stand with open eyes The past a shadow, fading fast I’ll cherish the moments that we had But I won’t make them last [Chorus] I didn't ask for an ever after I just asked for today I know I'm running backwards But I was still running away [Outro] I didn’t need forever after I only needed now I’ll stop running, let it go And find peace somehow Not forever, just today…