(Intro)
Yeah...
Rain on the tin roof...
Silence louder than thunder...
If I could rewind these roads... maybe we'd still be home.
(Verse 1)
The front porch still creaks when the wind rolls through,
Like it's calling out memories of me and you.
Sweet tea on the table, two glasses, one full,
Funny how forever can fade so slow.
We built this house with tired hands and hope,
Stacking dreams higher than we could cope.
Bills got heavier, conversations got light,
Started saying "good morning"... forgot "goodnight."
I chased every dollar thinking love would understand,
You carried every burden while I slipped through your hands.
I blamed the world every chance I could find,
Never saw I was leaving your heart behind.
(Hook)
I'm sorry ain't enough for the years we lost,
For every cold shoulder... every bridge I crossed.
Now the echoes fill these empty halls,
And I hear your silence louder than it all.
I'm sorry... but I know words fade away,
When they come too late at the end of the day.
If love's a fire... I watched ours burn low,
Too proud to admit what I already know.
(Verse 2)
I remember your smile under courthouse lights,
Talking 'bout forever on those summer nights.
You believed in me before I believed myself,
Now your picture's the only thing left on the shelf.
I thought being strong meant never breaking down,
So I buried every feeling six feet in the ground.
You kept reaching, I kept pulling away,
Thinking we'd have another day.
Every argument started over something small,
But it wasn't 'bout dishes or holes in the wall.
It was lonely hearts speaking different tongues,
Waiting for the other to become someone.
(Bridge)
Maybe love don't disappear all at once...
Maybe it leaks out through unopened doors...
Missed conversations... broken promises...
Until strangers wear wedding rings.
(Verse 3)
Now I'm riding these backroads under blood-red skies,
Looking for answers where the old oak lies.
Radio playing songs we used to sing,
Every chorus cuts deeper than anything.
If I held your hand less than I held my pride,
That's a weight I'll carry for the rest of my life.
You deserved flowers before the funeral of us,
Not apologies after everything turned to dust.
If another man ever earns your trust,
I pray he sees the treasure I covered in rust.
Tell you you're beautiful before the mirror does,
Fight for your heart instead of fighting because...
Because love ain't promised another sunrise,
And forever disappears in the blink of an eye.
I learned too late what mattered the most,
Now I talk to memories... and answer ghosts.
(Outro)
So if these words ever find your soul...
Know they come from a man who finally knows...
I'm sorry...
Not because I got caught...
Not because I'm alone...
But because somewhere between chasing a life...
...I stopped taking care of ours.
And that's a debt no amount of time can repay.
HbKeed
