When I Wasn't Even Looking

I was just a shadow, walking through the day,

Counting cracks in the pavement, gray on gray.

No dreams in my pocket, no stars in my sky,

Just a man with his head down, letting life pass by.

But then you turned the corner, soft smile in the sun,

I swear my heart started beating like it’d just begun.

And I wasn’t even looking, I wasn’t even trying,

I didn’t know my world was empty till you came and filled the silence.

Like a wildflower blooming where no one had sown,

You found me when I wasn’t even looking, and now I’m not alone.

Your laugh caught the wind like a whisper to my soul,

The kind of sound that lingers, makes the broken parts whole.

I didn’t know your name, but your eyes told the truth,

That love isn’t always something you choose.

You were sunlight through the branches, a breath I didn’t take,

And I stumbled into beauty I didn’t think I’d wake.

And I wasn’t even looking, I wasn’t even trying,

I didn’t know my world was empty till you came and filled the silence.

Like a wildflower blooming where no one had sown,

You found me when I wasn’t even looking, and now I’m not alone.