(Verse 1)
I keep replaying nights I can’t undo
That uptown train, just me and you
Your head on my shoulder, window views blur
I should’ve stayed longer… should’ve chose her
You laughed at nothing, I missed the sign
Thought I had time, thought you’d be mine
But I got careless, I played it wrong
Chased the wrong moment, now you’re gone
(Pre-Chorus)
If I could bend the hands of time
Reverse the fault lines in my mind
(Chorus)
I wish I was a time traveler
Back on that train, right next to ya
Walk you home, say “text me when you’re in”
Not chasing your friend, not losing again
I’d be the man that I wasn’t then
More than a moment, more than pretend
I’d fix every word, every lie I told
If I could go back, I’d never let go
(Verse 2)
Streetlights flicker on your block
That final hug at your door, 2 o’clock
I should’ve said it, I felt it deep
Instead I let silence put you to sleep
You deserved better than who I was
Too young to know what love really does
Now every subway just sounds the same
Empty seats whispering your name
(Pre-Chorus)
If I could rewrite every scene
Be who you needed me to be
(Chorus)
I wish I was a time traveler
Back on that train, right next to ya
Walk you home, say “text me when you’re in”
Not chasing your friend, not losing again
I’d be the man that I wasn’t then
More than a moment, more than pretend
I’d fix every word, every lie I told
If I could go back, I’d never let go
(Bridge)
I’d trade every second I wasted away
For one more chance to get it right, to stay
No parallel worlds, no “what could’ve been”
Just me at your door saying sorry again
(Outro)
But time don’t wait, and trains don’t rewind
Just echoes of you in the back of my mind
If I was a traveler, I know where I’d start—
Right there on that subway… before I broke your heart.