Verse 1
It started like a hundred nights before
Two stubborn hearts on a worn-out kitchen floor
Bills on the table, tears in your eyes
Both of us throwing fire in the sky
You said, “I’m tired of fighting all the time”
I said something I wish I could rewind
You grabbed your keys and slammed that screen door
And I let my pride speak one second more
Chorus
‘Cause the last thing I said wasn’t “I love you”
Wasn’t “baby stay” or “I’ll come too”
It wasn’t “hold on” or “we’ll be alright”
Wasn’t one damn thing I’d say tonight
Now I’d give every breath and every tomorrow I got
For one more chance in that old parking lot
’Cause the last thing I said still tears me apart
And echoes every night inside my heart
Verse 2
Phone rang around a quarter to ten
Sheriff said, “Son, you need to come on in”
I remember blue lights cutting through the rain
But after that, I don’t remember much of anything
Now your coffee cup still sits by the sink
And I still pour two before I even think
Your sweater’s hanging where you left it that day
Lord, some habits just don’t fade away
Chorus
‘Cause the last thing I said wasn’t “I love you”
Wasn’t “baby stay” or “I’ll come too”
It wasn’t “hold on” or “we’ll be alright”
Wasn’t one damn thing I’d say tonight
Now I’d give every breath and every tomorrow I got
For one more chance in that old parking lot
’Cause the last thing I said still tears me apart
And echoes every night inside my heart
Bridge
Preacher says forgiveness finds us all somehow
Says you’ll have peace if I just let go now
I’m trying Lord, I really am
But some hurt’s too heavy for a man
Final Chorus
Now I talk to your picture when the house gets still
Sit out on the porch by the old windmill
And I tell you all the things I should’ve said that night
That I was wrong and you were my whole life
I’m learning how to live with this empty space
Learning that time don’t really erase
But I pray someday when my road is through
The first thing I hear is “I still love you”
Outro
And the last thing I said…
Won’t be the last thing I carry to you
