Back When I Meant Something

You used to trace your name on the fog of my window

Now it’s just dust on a dashboard I don’t clean

We had a couch from Craigslist and dreams too big for that apartment

Now I just scroll through your new life on my screen

You smiled in every frame, but I wasn’t in the picture

Now I’m a name that your friends only say in whispers

I was your always, your Sunday slow dance

Now I’m just someone you ghosted on plans

You said forever like it was nothin’

Now I’m sittin’ here back when I meant somethin’

Yeah, I was the song that you played on repeat

Now I’m just static in your backseat

And it’s killin’ me how you act like it’s nothin’

But I remember back when I meant somethin’

You wore my hoodie ‘til it smelled like me

Then you wore her smile like a souvenir

You always hated country songs

Now you’re singing them in her ear

Tell me, did I imagine the tears, the vows, the fight?

Or did I just dream a better version of goodnight?

I was your always, your Sunday slow dance

Now I’m just someone you ghosted on plans

You said forever like it was nothin’

Now I’m sittin’ here back when I meant somethin’

Yeah, I was the song that you played on repeat

Now I’m just static in your backseat

And it’s killin’ me how you act like it’s nothin’

But I remember back when I meant somethin’

We carved forever into cheap wood and whiskey

Guess promises break when the bottle runs empty

I was your anchor, your “never let go”

Now I’m the punchline to someone you know

You said forever like it was nothin’

But I’m still stuck back when I meant somethin’

I was the fire that kept you warm

Now I’m the ashes you swept out the door

And it’s killin’ me how you act like it’s nothin’

But I remember back when I meant somethin’

Yeah, I remember…

Back when I meant somethin’