“I Loved You Without Running”

Verse 1

You held me like a promise

Softly, almost mine

Your hands knew where my heart was

Your words just took their time

I felt it in the silence

In the spaces you wouldn’t name

Somewhere between your almost

And the love you couldn’t claim

Pre-Chorus

I stopped chasing questions

Let the quiet be my guide

Some loves don’t come together

Some loves just learn to hide

Chorus

I won’t call you back from where you drift

I’ll wait for the time you’re ready

But I loved you without running

Even knowing I could lose

I set you free from needing

More than you could be

If you ever learn to hold me

You’ll find me where I breathe

Verse 2

Morning came like distance

Even lying skin to skin

You’d pull me close in instinct

Then guard yourself again

I finally saw the difference

Between a heart and a home

You were safe inside the moment

But not safe to belong

Pre-Chorus

So I laid down the future

I carried for us two

Sometimes love looks like staying

Sometimes love looks like truth

Chorus

I won’t call you back from where you drift

I’ll wait for the time you’re ready

But I loved you without running

Even knowing I could lose

I set you free from needing

More than you could be

If you ever learn to hold me

You’ll find me where I breathe

Bridge

I’m not closing the door

I’m just stepping aside

You don’t have to be ready

I’ll be here when hearts align

And if time brings you clarity

Where silence used to live

You won’t find me waiting

But I’ll still forgive

Final Chorus (soft, reflective)

I won’t call you back from where you drift

I’ll wait for the time you’re ready

But I loved you without running

Even knowing I could lose

I didn’t lose my heart here

I just gave it room

Love doesn’t always stay with you

Sometimes it makes you choose

I won’t call you back from where you drift

But I didn’t walk away

I loved you enough to free you

And myself enough to stay