Before He Knew

I was just fourteen, heart full of dreams

New shoes, shy smile, the whole world in front of me.

You walked those halls like a small-town prize

And I stood there frozen, every single time

You didn’t see me, but I saw it all

The way you strolled in, you held your head tall.

Your cologne hit the air and assaulted my senses

I would breathe you in like I was taking lessons.

Your locker, was above mine

waited every day, right on time

Just to catch a glimpse, maybe meet your eyes

But you never knew, not even a “hi”

He never knew I was writing his name

In a notebook heart I couldn’t explain

Every “what if” and “maybe someday”

Felt like forever in those hallways

He was my sky in a small-town school

While I played quiet and followed the rules

Love was a secret I never outgrew…

Way Back when he never knew

watched from afar, heart skipping beats

Every morning felt like a movie on repeat

You’d brush past, never knew I was there

But I memorized your smile, held it so dear

But you were the boy the world revolved ’round

I was the girl lost deep in the crowd

Too shy to say what I really felt

So I kept quiet and dreamt to myself.

He never knew I was writing his name

In a notebook heart I couldn’t explain

Every “what if” and “maybe someday”

Felt like forever in those hallways

He was my sky in a small-town school

While I played quiet and followed the rules

Love was a secret I never outgrew…

Way Back when he never knew

And maybe I was just a shadow in the light

But you were the spark that lit up my nights

young hearts never fade

mine never strayed

Christina Romero, written in the stars

Now we’re here with battle scars

But I’d go back, just to relive the thrill

Of loving you quiet, loving you still

From silent halls to vows we swore

You’re the boy I loved, and the boy I love still