If Things Were Different

(Verse 1)

I see your name light up my screen

Late at night, in between

The silence of a house that’s not a home

You say you’re scared, I say I’m stuck

We both know this isn’t just luck

But love that showed up where it shouldn’t have grown

(Pre-Chorus)

You pull away, I feel it burn

But I’d take that pain before I’d ever let you hurt

I’m living in a world I didn’t choose

But somehow, it still brought me back to you

(Chorus)

If things were different, if timing was kind

I’d meet you again for the very first time

You’d never have to question what you mean to me

You’d never feel the space between our dreams

You’d fall into my arms, not into doubt

We’d be loud with love, not quietly figuring out

What we are, and what we’re not allowed

If things were different…

But you’re still the one I can’t live without

(Verse 2)

You’re the calm in my chaos, the pull in my chest

The “what if” that won’t let my heart rest

You say you think of me all day long

So tell me how that can feel so wrong

(Pre-Chorus)

I don’t ask you to wait, I don’t ask for time

But I can’t pretend that this heart isn’t mine

I care for you more than I’ve ever shown

And when I’m with you, I finally feel known

(Chorus)

If things were different, if I was free

You’d never have to hide what you feel for me

We wouldn’t be a secret in the night

You’d be my peace, not my quiet fight

And I wouldn’t just dream of calling you mine

If things were different…

You’d be my once in a lifetime

(Bridge)

But you’re right to pull away

You’re strong for staying guarded

Still I fall for you each day

Even when we’re brokenhearted

(Final Chorus)

If things were different, if the past could fade

We’d be standing in the light, not in the grey

I’d give you every promise, every vow

Not someday… but right now

So if you’re still holding on somehow

Know that I am too…

If things were different, I’d be with you