[Verse 1]
You talk about someday
I talk about today
You’re dreaming of new cities
I’m checking bills to pay
You’re laughing in the kitchen
Spinning plans around
I’m counting all the seasons
That I can’t slow down
[Chorus]
I wish I’d met you when I was twenty‑eight
When I still chased the sunrise
Stayed out too late
We could’ve run on empty
Crashed on the couch
Tripped over tomorrows
Figured it out
Now your head’s in the stars
And my feet are on the ground
Oh
I wish I’d met you when I was twenty‑eight
Before the weight of the world pulled me down
[Verse 2]
You say “let’s just get lost”
I’m thinking about the drive
You’re pouring one more glass
I’m counting if I’d arrive
You’re talking about forever
Like it’s just this afternoon
I’m hearing every echo
Of clocks across the room
[Chorus]
I wish I’d met you when I was twenty‑eight
When I still loved the chaos
Dared every gate
We could’ve skipped the questions
Kissed in the rain
Shared the same excuses
Shared the same pain
Now your head’s in the stars
And my feet are on the ground
Oh
I wish I’d met you when I was twenty‑eight
Before the weight of the world pulled me down
[Bridge]
It’s not that I don’t feel it (I do)
It’s not that you’re not right
It’s just we live in different years
At the same exact time
If time could turn its face to us
And spin the ages round
I’d meet you in the middle
Not up there
Not down
[Chorus]
I wish I’d met you when I was twenty‑eight
When all I had to lose was showing up late
We could’ve shared a timeline
One beating heart
Not two distant lives
Drifting apart
Now your head’s in the stars
And my feet are on the ground
Oh
I wish I’d met you when I was twenty‑eight
In some younger
Braver town
[Outro]
Your head in the stars
My feet on the ground
Same sky above us
But different countdowns