Could third time be the charm?

Verse 1

First time, we were reckless hearts

You were fire, I was learning sparks

Young enough to think love just stayed

Too naïve to know it fades

You pulled away before roots grew deep

Left a ghost in the promises we’d keep

Then I watched from a distance, hurt and burned

While life kept turning pages we hadn’t earned

You got married, wore a diamond smile

But I could tell it hurt behind your eyes

Somehow deep down I knew the truth

That forever wasn’t living in that room

Pre-Chorus

Funny how timing keeps pulling us near

Right when I swear you disappear

Chorus

So could third time be the charm?

After all the breaking hearts and false alarms

First time we were too young to know

Second time we let our shadows take control

But here we are with scars instead of sparks

Still somehow standing in the dark

Maybe love’s not lightning, maybe it’s staying through the storm

Could it be… third time’s the charm?

Verse 2

Second time, we both knew pain

Carried old wounds like they’d keep us safe

You thought distance meant being strong

I thought leaving first meant nothing could go wrong

Every conversation turned into defense

Two guarded hearts sitting on the fence

We left before we faced the fire

Too scared to see if love climbed higher

Pre-Chorus

But no matter where the story went

Something in me never really left

Chorus

So could third time be the charm?

After all the running from each other’s arms

First time we were too young to see

Second time too scared of what we’d be

Now every wrong road led us back

Through every crack and every aftermath

Maybe real love isn’t perfect from the start

Maybe it’s two broken souls learning who they are

Bridge

Maybe heaven laughs watching us try

Circling back all this time

Like every goodbye was just a door

Leading us here to one chance more

And maybe now we finally know

Love ain’t something you outrun when it gets hard

Maybe third time’s where forever starts

Final Chorus

So could third time be the charm?

Not a fairytale, just honest hearts

No more games and no more pride

Just your hand reaching into mine

We’ve been strangers, lovers, almosts too

But somehow I still come back to you

And after all the lessons love put us through

Maybe third time’s the one that finally comes true.