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Running through the hallways, arms wide open

Saturday mornings, your laugh still unbroken

"I love you" came easy like the morning sun

Back when forever felt like it had just begun

I never counted moments, never thought to try

Never once imagined I'd be learning how to say goodbye

Somewhere between growing up and growing apart

We swapped "I love you" for silence

And it broke my heart

We used to say "I love you" like it cost us nothing

Now the words sit in my throat and I can't say anything

Time moved like a quiet thief, I didn't hear it leave

And now I'm at your grave with everything I didn't speak

I love you — why did I wait?

I love you — now it's too late

I love you, I love you

Why did I wait?

Holidays got shorter, calls went unreturned

I was always busy, there was always something first

You got a little older, I just didn't see

How every last goodbye could be the last one meant for me

Somewhere between growing up and growing apart

We swapped "I love you" for silence

And it broke my heart

We used to say "I love you" like it cost us nothing

Now the words sit in my throat and I can't say anything

Time moved like a quiet thief, I didn't hear it leave

And now I'm at your grave with everything I didn't speak

I love you — why did I wait?

I love you — now it's too late

I love you, I love you

Why did I wait?

The last time that I saw you

I thought there'd be a next time

I hugged you like it was routine

Not knowing it was goodbye

If I could go back to that doorway

One more second, one more minute

I'd say every word I ever swallowed

Every single "I love you" that was in it

For you, Dad

For you, Mom

For the friend I lost too young

For everyone I loved in silence —

this song is what I should've sung

So say "I love you" like it costs you nothing

Pull them close before the clock stops running

Time moves like a quiet thief, don't let it steal your voice

Say it now, say it out loud — you still have that choice

I love you — don't you wait

I love you — before it's too late

I love you, I love you

Don't you wait

Before we forget to say it

Before the silence wins

Before the last goodbye comes quietly in

Say it, say it, say it again

I love you…

I love you…

I love you…