Groomsmen Blues

We met spraying down old trucks in the August heat,

Bad pop music, sunburn lines, soaked-through shoes on our feet.

You laughed at how I rinsed like it was some catastrophe,

But you made long shifts feel like they meant something to me.

Breakroom sodas, talking dreams, flirting accidentally—

I kept catching feelings, or maybe that was just the heat.

I’ve got these groomsman blues deep in my chest,

Trying not to want what I never could have kept.

Smiling through the moments, acting like it’s fine,

Holding in a heartbreak that isn’t yours to find.

Yeah, I stand by your side like I always do—

But loving you in silence is the hardest truth.

You called me late at night, said you had something big to say,

And my heart dropped fast like it already knew that day.

You told me she said yes, and man, your joy was blinding—

While I practiced “I’m so happy,” keeping all my hurt from finding daylight.

Folks say love’s a blessing, but sometimes it leaves a bruise,

A quiet kind of longing that I never got to choose.

I’ve got these groomsman blues deep in my chest,

Trying not to want what I never could have kept.

Smiling through the moments, acting like it’s fine,

Holding in a heartbreak that isn’t yours to find.

Yeah, I stand by your side like I always do—

But loving you in silence is the hardest truth.

August sun on dusty hills, vineyards stretching thin and wide,

I’m straightening your tie, pretending everything’s alright inside.

Your mom hugs me like she feels something I won’t say,

And I refill champagne glasses just to keep my hands in play.

You call me “brother,” and even though it splits me in two—

I’m here to make your perfect day go perfectly for you.

I’ve got these groomsman blues in Temecula’s heat,

Dust on my shoes and a heart skipping beats.

Keeping it together while your whole life starts,

Smiling in the photos with a quietly breaking heart.

Yeah, I’ll stand by your side like I always do—

Even when the vineyards fade and I’m losing you.

I’ve cheered for you loudly, now I’m fading from view—

Loving you quietly while you say “I do.”