[Verse 1]
Boy from the coast, bare feet in the sand
You had my name in your little left hand
Sun on the porch, waves crash on the sand
You looked at me and I lost control
We used to laugh past the rain on the tin
You’d sneak a kiss like a game you could win
I was so young, I couldn’t stay still
Love came close and I lost my chill
[Pre-Chorus]
When you said forever
My chest got tight
I wanted your hand there
I ran that night
I acted so cold
But you know the truth
I was scared of the love
I had with you
[Chorus]
I never stopped loving you
Never stopped loving you
I just got scared, baby
Scared of the truth
I never stopped loving you
Never stopped loving you
Now it’s just your name
Living in the room
[Verse 2]
I took the road where the hills turn dry
Left that water and that blue-green sky
New town, new walls, new lonely floors
But your smile kept knocking at my doors
I heard your laugh in a stranger’s voice
Saw your face in every song and every star
Tried to move on, tried to let you go
But love don’t leave when it’s told no
[Pre-Chorus]
Years went by slow
Like a worn-out song
I kept your shadow
All along
Then one hard day
The world went still
And I learned too late
What time can kill
[Chorus]
I never stopped loving you
Never stopped loving you
I just got scared, baby
Scared of the truth
I never stopped loving you
Never stopped loving you
Now it’s just your name
Living in the room
[Bridge]
They said you left, and I could not breathe
My whole life folded underneath me
I should’ve stayed, I should’ve fought
Should’ve held on to every shot
Now I talk to the sea at dusk
Tell it your name, tell it my heart broke
If love is a place, then I’m still there
Barefoot in the sand, with my hands in prayer
[Verse 3]
The tide always comes back
But some things don’t.
If I could borrow back one day
I'd run it down your little lane
Stand right there before goodbye
And say your name with open eyes
I would not waste one beat
I would not let silence speak
One true love
That was you
Now I sing to the sea
What I should've told you
[Final Chorus]
I never stopped loving you
Never stopped loving you
I just got scared, baby
Scared of the truth
I never stopped loving you
Never stopped loving you
And I’ll carry you
All my days through
I never stopped loving you
Never stopped loving you
Till my last breath goes
I’ll be loving you
