The Choice I Made

I was with a man who cheated on me,

Tired of the lies, tired of the repeat.

So I crossed that line, yeah, I cheated too,

Didn’t mean to fall — but I fell for you.

They say he found out, said he’d take your life,

If you didn’t leave, if you didn’t hide.

You moved hours away, but I still came through,

Couldn’t stop myself from wanting you.

Two hearts, one truth,

One bleeding lie I can’t undo.

In the dark, I chose my cage,

But I still see your face.

Did I make the right choice, baby?

Or did I lose the real me?

I stayed with the one who broke me down,

But you still haunt my dreams.

I tell myself I had to stay,

For the love I built, not the love that strayed.

But even after all these years,

You’re still the one I crave.

I hid my affair, locked it in my chest,

Buried the truth, tried to forget.

Never spoke a word, never let it out,

But silence screams the loudest sound.

You were freedom, you were wrong,

But right never felt so strong.

And every night I lie awake,

Wonderin’ which heart I should’ve saved.

Two hearts, one truth,

One bleeding lie I can’t undo.

I chose the past, I chose the pain,

Still whisper your name.

Did I make the right choice, baby?

Or did I lose the real me?

I stayed with the one who broke me down,

But you still haunt my dreams.

I tell myself I had to stay,

For the love I built, not the love that strayed.

But even after all these years,

You’re still the one I crave.

If love was fair, I’d have both hands free,

But I’m chained to what’s expected of me.

You were my sin, my sweetest escape,

Now I’m lying beside the man I betrayed.

Did I make the right choice, baby?

Or did I lose the real me?

I built a life on borrowed time,

And called it destiny.

I tell myself I had to stay,

For the love I built, not the love that strayed.

But even after all these years,

You’re still the one I crave.

I have to believe I did…

But I still dream of what we missed.

I have to believe I did…

Even if my heart says I didn’t.