Lyrics
[Verse 1]
He said, "I’ll marry you"
With a crayon ring
In a little classroom
Beside the sink
You had sticky hands
And a missing tooth
I laughed then
But I knew it was truth
[Pre-Chorus]
What if time didn’t move
Like it always does?
What if we kept that promise
Growing up with us?
[Chorus]
What ifs, what ifs
What if we stayed?
What ifs, what ifs
I never changed your name
Childhood sweethearts
Still hand in hand
What if we were
The forever kind of plan
[Verse 2]
At fifteen, you’d wait
By the chain-link gate
With your backpack torn
And your grin too late
Then we hit twenty-one
With the world in sight
What if I found your arms
On a Saturday night?
[Pre-Chorus]
What if all those years
Were leading here?
What if every almost
Was a little clear?
[Chorus]
What ifs, what ifs
What if we stayed?
What ifs, what ifs
I never changed your name
Childhood sweethearts
Still hand in hand
What if we were
The forever kind of plan
[Bridge]
I keep that kindergarten sky
Folded in my chest
Your tiny voice saying
"I meant what I said"
And if life had been kinder
To our timing and skin
Maybe we’d be two old kids
Still choosing in
[Chorus]
What ifs, what ifs
What if we stayed?
What ifs, what ifs
I never changed your name
Childhood sweethearts
Still hand in hand
What if we were
The forever kind of plan
[Outro]
What if we were
Meant for life
What if we were
Still us tonight
Style
pop ballad with female vocalsmid-tempo 6/8 sway and gentle piano pulse; verse stays intimate with sparse keys and soft finger snapspre-chorus lifts with added strings and restrained kickchorus opens wide with stacked harmonies and a singable hookbridge strips back to solo voice and felt piano before the final chorus blooms. breathy close-mic leaddoubled chorusesad-lib sighssubtle delay throws on key phrasesglockenspiel sparkles and a cymbal swell into each lift. warmpolishedemotional mix with a glossy radio sheen.
Prompt
Female. Song about What Ifs. What if I grew up with the boy who said he’d marry me in kindergarten. What if we were 21 together. Childhood sweethearts. What if we were a couple meant for life
Credits
Prompt by
Artemis15
Artemis15GeneratedJun 7, 2026
ModelAria v5.5