Between Then & Now

Verse 1 (Him)

Truth is, I watched the light go dim

Not ‘cause you left, but ‘cause I couldn’t let it in

We met when I was rebuildin’ what I tore apart

You were the hope I’d been searchin’ for, right from the start

You never promised miracles or a perfect road

Just said, “Keep workin’ on you, and you won’t walk alone”

You stood there steady while I learned to stand

And I held your love with a half-open hand

Pre-Chorus (Him)

You stayed longer than you should’ve, I see that now

I just couldn’t meet you where you were somehow

Chorus / Hook (Both – Her Harmony Soft)

It wasn’t you givin’ up on me

It was me not seein’ what I had

You were all in, heart wide open

I was fightin’ my past

I didn’t lose you to another life

Or a lack of love or time

I lost you ‘cause I couldn’t see

You were already mine

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Verse 2 (Him)

We moved in, built a life we both believed

Long days, honest work, chasin’ shared dreams

Trips we earned, memories we made

Bought that ranch, watched the future take shape

Nothin’ ever looked better than Lower Oak

Sun settin’ slow, hands wrapped in hope

From the outside, we were livin’ right

But inside me, there was a quiet fight

Pre-Chorus (Her – Soft, Emotional)

I saw the man you were tryin’ to be

But I felt you driftin’ away from me

Chorus / Hook (Both – Her More Present)

It wasn’t me givin’ up on you

I was still standin’ right there

I loved you through the silence

Through the weight you wouldn’t share

I didn’t stop believin’

Even when you couldn’t see

I just needed you to find yourself

And find your way back to me

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Verse 3 (Him)

Life kept sayin’, “Next year… just wait and see”

I hid behind time like it would rescue me

What was I waitin’ on? You were right there

Lovin’ me honest, lovin’ me fair

I fought demons I didn’t know how to face

Let ‘em whisper doubt, let ‘em take your place

The devil fed fear, I took the bite

Closed my heart, lost sight of us that night

Bridge (Her – Vulnerable, Honest)

I watched the man I loved fade slow

Right in front of me, but I couldn’t let go

I knew your heart was still in there

Just buried under all that fear

I didn’t leave ‘cause love ran dry

I left ‘cause I was breakin’ inside

Still hopin’ one day you’d see

The man I always believed you’d be

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Final Chorus / Hook (Both – Hopeful, Full Harmony)

It wasn’t you givin’ up on me

And it wasn’t me walkin’ away

We were both fightin’ different wars

Didn’t know how to stay

But love don’t die just ‘cause it hurts

And time can teach us truth

Maybe we had to lose our way

Just to come back stronger, too

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Outro (Both – Gentle, Hopeful)

(Him)

I’m a little wiser now, a little more sure

I finally faced the things I was runnin’ from before

(Her)

I still see the man I loved back then

And I see him clearer now and then

(Both)

If our roads cross again someday

We’ll meet with open eyes, not afraid

‘Cause it wasn’t the end, just a bend somehow

There’s still hope left

Between then and now