He flew in from Boston with a suitcase full of doubt,
Girlfriend left a Post-it saying, “Yeah… I’m moving out.”
He needed neon therapy, he needed desert air,
Didn’t know that healing sometimes walks in with long black hair.
She came in from Seattle ‘cause her friends all warned her, “Girl,
That guy you’re seeing’s trouble—run before he wrecks your world.”
Two strangers at a blackjack table laughed at losing hands,
And something in the laughter made them both rewrite their plans.
’Cause Vegas knows the broken hearts,
It glows for folks who fall apart—
We wandered through the desert lights
And somehow got our souls upright.
We didn’t fall in love, but hey,
We loved who we became—
What happens in Vegas
Stays in our hearts just the same.
They spent the week exploring all the weird and all the bright—
The moonlit Bellagio, the Strip at 3 a.m. at night.
He told her how his ex had left him feeling paper-thin,
She told him ‘bout the guy who made her doubt her worth again.
They rode the High Roller, standing high up in the sky,
Talking fears they’d never said out loud to passersby.
Two people from two coasts who never should’ve crossed a path.
But Vegas has a way of bending fate and giving signs.
’Cause Vegas knows the broken hearts,
It glows for folks who fall apart—
We wandered through the desert lights
And somehow got our souls upright.
We didn’t fall in love, but hey,
We loved who we became—
What happens in Vegas
Stays in our hearts just the same.
Last morning at the airport, sipping overpriced caffeine,
She said, “I think I’m done excusing things I’ve clearly seen.”
He smiled, “Yeah, I’m finally ready just to let the past be past—
Turns out that neon magic helps you grow up pretty fast.”
They hugged like old companions from a life they almost had,
Not lovers—something deeper, like the friends you meet by chance.
Two boarding passes later they were heading different ways,
But carried something stronger than the souvenir clichés.
’Cause Vegas knows the broken hearts,
It glows for folks who fall apart—
We wandered through the desert lights
And somehow got our souls upright.
We didn’t fall in love, but hey,
We loved who we became—
What happens in Vegas
Stays in our hearts just the same.
Kaimanguy
