Once Upon a Time

Once upon a time I gave you all of me

Every dream I had, every piece I could be

Didn’t keep a corner safe, didn’t hide a single part

I laid my whole world down and called it your heart

But I should’ve known how that fairy tale would end

Some stories fall apart before they even begin

You stood beside me in that white church light

But something in your eyes never felt quite right

You wouldn’t even take my name when we got married

Said you didn’t believe in chains people carried

I laughed it off, said love was enough

But looking back now I can see through the bluff

You took a piece of me I’ll never get back

Left a crack running deep down my heart like that

Now I’m holding something no one can see

Part of my love that used to run free

Verse 2

What did you want?

No wait… it doesn’t even matter now

You walked away like it was easy somehow

Like the life we built was just dust in the air

Like the vows we made weren’t really there

And I told myself I’d never fall that far again

Never let somebody all the way in

Chorus

You took a piece of me I’ll never get back

Left a crack running deep down my heart like that

Now I’m holding something no one can see

Part of my love that used to run free

I learned how to guard what you broke in me

Even when someone’s everything you couldn’t be

Now there’s a woman with truth in her eyes

No hidden doors, no quiet goodbyes

She’s kind where you were cold and proud

She lifts me up instead of tearing me down

And I know I can trust her… I know she’s the one

But scars don’t vanish just because love comes

Yeah you took a piece of me I’ll never get back

Left a crack running deep down my heart like that

Now I’m holding part of me behind a wall

Even when someone deserves it all

It’s ironic how love can be

I found someone you never were to me

But I can’t give her what you threw away

Like it was nothing… back in that once upon a time day

Once upon a time I gave you all of me

Now there’s a part of my heart

No one will ever see.