Best of Us

Male:

We were something once…

Female:

And somehow… we still are.

I remember when we fell so fast,

A wild six months I thought would last.

We kissed like fire, talked all night,

You were my calm, my spark, my light.

But I got scared, I pulled away,

You let go, and I couldn’t stay.

No goodbyes, no final scene,

Just silence where love used to be.

I held on tight, I waited too long,

Tried to be brave, tried to be strong.

We drifted out, like leaves on air,

You vanished, and I wasn’t prepared.

For years I swore I’d moved beyond,

Tried to forget, tried to respond.

But then I saw you, just standing there

And suddenly, I still cared.

Both:

Now we’re here, with scars we’ve earned,

Two hearts healed, but still they yearn.

Male:

I feel the love, but don’t ignite

Female:

Too afraid to break what feels so right.

Both:

So we cry, and we talk, and we sit through the pain,

Hold each other when it starts to rain.

Not lovers again, but something sincere

We still have that love…

And the best of us is still here.

Sometimes I wonder if we missed our chance,

If fate would give us one more dance.

But then you smile, and I just freeze

Afraid to hurt you so I just release.

I still get scared when you say my name,

Afraid to let that reopen the flame.

I’d rather have you in this way

Than risk the wreck we once became.

Both:

Now we’re here, with scars we’ve earned,

Two old flames that gently burn.

Female:

We share the love, but not the bed

Male:

We hold the space for words unsaid.

Both:

We cry, and we talk, and we still draw near,

Face the fear, wipe away the tears.

Not lovers again, but still something dear

We have that love…

But the best of us is still here.

Male:

No need to run, no need to hide,

Female:

You’re still the truth I hold inside.

Both:

And though we won’t rewrite the past,

This kind of love…

This kind of love can last.

We hold that love…

But the best of us is still here.