[VERSE 1] Ten years, and I’m still standing At the doorway of a dream, Holding on to all the pieces Of the future we had seen. I gave your words the benefit of the doubt, Even when the signs were clear. I kept telling my heart, “Just wait,” Maybe love would bring you near. I bent until I almost broke, Just to keep us from falling apart. I made excuses for the silence While you kept me guessing in the dark. [PRE-CHORUS] I never needed perfect, I never asked for an easy road. I just needed you beside me When the weight became too much to hold. You don't have to promise heaven, You don't have to know it all. But if you say you're choosing me, I need you to mean it when we fall. [CHORUS] You said forever, So I built my hopes around your words. I gave your promise roots and wings, While you let it drift unheard. I waited at the edge of tomorrow, Thinking someday you'd come through. But I was building a life for two While I was walking there alone with you. Ten years of holding on, Ten years of getting by. I kept looking for forever In the same pair of uncertain eyes. [VERSE 2] You proposed to me on my birthday, And I thought my prayers had found a place. I thought the moment meant a new beginning, A reason to believe again. I thought you had finally decided That I was where your heart belonged. I thought when life came knocking hard, You'd still be standing strong. But a promise isn't just a sentence That sounds beautiful in the moment. It's showing up when the road gets rough, It's keeping your word when the feeling is gone. And that's where my heart grew tired— Not because I stopped loving you, But because I kept loving the man I believed your promises said you were. [PRE-CHORUS 2] I swallowed words I needed to say, Just to keep the peace between us. I carried questions in my chest And called my silence patience. But there's only so much a heart can take Before it starts to lose its way. And I've spent too many years Trying to make uncertainty feel like faith. [CHORUS] You said forever, So I built my hopes around your words. I gave your promise roots and wings, While you let it drift unheard. I waited at the edge of tomorrow, Thinking someday you'd come through. But I was building a life for two While I was walking there alone with you. Ten years of holding on, Ten years of getting by. I kept looking for forever In the same pair of uncertain eyes. [BRIDGE — Piano Only] Maybe you never meant to hurt me. Maybe you were afraid to choose. Maybe you thought keeping me waiting Was better than giving me the truth. But love isn't supposed to leave you Questioning where you stand. It shouldn't feel like knocking on a door That never opens from the other side. I've given you my patience. I've given you my understanding. I've given you more chances Than my heart knows how to count. And I won't apologize For finally reaching my limit. [GUITAR BUILD] I loved you through the silence. I loved you through the doubt. I loved you when I had every reason To turn around and walk out. But love can only carry two people When both are willing to hold the weight. [FINAL CHORUS — Full Band] You said forever, But forever never came. I spent ten years chasing daylight While standing in the rain. I gave you my heart freely, I gave you the best of me. But I can't keep calling it love When uncertainty is all I see. Ten years of holding on, Ten years of asking why. I kept searching for a future You were never ready to make mine. So if you can't stand beside me, If you can't stand behind your word, Then don't give me another promise Just because the silence hurts. [OUTRO — Piano + Clean Electric Guitar] I'm not asking you for forever anymore. I'm asking for the truth. Because after ten years, I finally understand— Sometimes letting go isn't giving up on love. Sometimes… it's refusing to lose yourself trying to keep it alive.
