[Verse 1]
You said love was just around the corner
Every plan we made stayed out of view
You’d sing and play that old guitar beside me
I’d cook dinner
Set a place for two
But you kept me standing in the doorway
Suitcase packed in case you came through
Talked in circles till the daylight faded
All that waiting
All for you
[Chorus]
Long distance
Long silence
You called it love
I called it trying
You held my hand
Then slipped away
For weeks you pushed me off the calendar
Soft goodnights and empty answers
Every promise that you made
Just another word you never meant to say
[Verse 2]
You were always almost on the highway
“Just one more week
I’ll be back soon”
Kept my phone lit on the pillow nightly
Lived on echoes from that living room
You’d laugh
Say
“We’ll get our own place someday”
I stirred the soup
Believed it too
Every birthday
Every quiet Sunday
Set a plate there just for you
[Chorus]
Long distance
Long silence
You called it love
I called it trying
You held my hand
Then slipped away
For weeks you pushed me off the calendar
Soft goodnights and empty answers
Every promise that you made
Just another word you never meant to say
[Bridge]
Now this corner of the room feels wider
No more saving you a broken chair (oh)
I sing the songs we used to sing together
Hear my own voice fill the air
[Chorus]
Long distance
Long silence
You called it love
I called it trying
You held my hand
Then slipped away
For weeks you pushed me off the calendar
Soft goodnights and empty answers
Every promise that you made
Is just a story I’m too tired to replay