Aspen calling

Intro]

We met at a friend’s house, I was nineteen,

Carved our names in an aspen, young and green.

September skies blessed our vows in ’19,

Five years of laughter, love, and muddy scenes.

Forever’s etched in bark, but time won’t bend,

You’re my world, but I’m lost in the pretend.

Three little hearts, caught in the spin,

Why’s love a w*r only I want to win?

You chase his shadow, shut me out again,

Act like our years were just a trend.

Our kids ask why home’s a broken rhyme,

And I’m here stranded, counting endless time.

Forever’s etched in bark, but time won’t bend,

You’re my world, but I’m lost in the pretend.

Three little hearts, caught in the spin,

Why’s love a w*r only I want to win?

Do I wait like a ghost, or break these chains?

You won’t let go, but I can’t stay in the flames.

He’s just a man—I’m the father, your vow,

But you’re tearing the roots from our aspen now.