Doesn’t Have to Stay That Way

Verse 1

I was there when your life began

Then the tide pulled me away

Some things happen without asking

Some goodbyes don’t get a say

Verse 2

Time can turn a gap into a wall

And silence learns to speak

I know you’ve heard your version

I’ve been living mine quietly

Chorus

Fate pulled us apart

That much is true

But fate doesn’t decide

What we do

The years don’t have to own us

The past don’t get the final say

We were pulled apart by circumstance

But it doesn’t have to stay that way

Verse 3

I won’t tell you who to blame

Or ask you to forget

I just want you to know I’m here

No matter what comes next

Chorus

Fate pulled us apart

I won’t deny

But fate’s just a moment

Passing by

If you ever want to know me

Not the echo, not the haze

We were pulled apart by circumstance

But it doesn’t have to stay that way

Bridge

I’m not knocking down your walls

I’m just leaving on the light

You don’t owe me anything

Except maybe one night

Final Chorus

Fate pulled us apart

That’s the truth

But fate doesn’t get to finish

What it started with you

I’m still right here, still your father

Still standing where I stand

We were pulled apart by circumstance

But we don’t have to stay that

Outro

However far you think I am

I’ve never been away