[VOCAL INSTRUCTIONS]
Female sings Verse 1 and Verse 4 only.
Male sings Verse 2 and Verse 3 only.
Chorus and Montuno are sung by both voices together.
No mixed vocals in verses.
[Intro – Both Voices]
Thirty years gone by
And still your voice knows my name
[Verse 1 – Female Solo Voice Only]
I came home late, the lights were low
A single note, no face, no goodbye
Just a few cold words on the refrigerator
“I can’t stay anymore,” no reason why
I stood there shaking, asking myself
What did I miss, what did I do wrong
[Verse 2 – Male Solo Voice Only]
I was lost, I didn’t understand
I ran from love with no real plan
There was no other woman in my life
No secret reason, no hidden lies
I still don’t know why I walked away
That question haunts me to this day
[Chorus – Both Voices]
After all these years you call my name
You say you’re sorry for the hurt and pain
You say I was a good woman, strong and true
And leaving me was the worst thing you ever did to do
After all these years you still feel me there
In quiet nights when no one cares
I forgive you now, from my heart to yours
But life has taken me through different doors
[Verse 3 – Male Solo Voice Only]
You believed in me before I did
You pushed me forward, you never quit
You told me I was meant for more
Not guarding doors or stuck before
You said, “Go build a better life”
And I listened to your voice that night
[Verse 4 – Female Solo Voice Only]
I stayed standing when you let me fall
I learned my strength, I learned it all
Your leaving broke me deep inside
But healing taught me how to rise
And now you speak with honesty
Saying I was always what you needed me to be
[Chorus – Both Voices]
After all these years you call my name
You say you’re sorry for the hurt and pain
You say I was a good woman, strong and true
And leaving me was the worst thing you ever did to do
After all these years you still feel me there
In empty rooms, in quiet prayers
I forgive you now, and I set you free
What we were will always live in me
[Bridge – Both Voices]
You’re in San Francisco
I’m in L.A.
Two different lives
Two worlds apart today
You want another chance, I hear your plea
But time has changed the way love lives in me
[Montuno – Call and Response]
[Male] I wish I could go back in time
[Coro] Time only moves ahead
[Male] I still think of you at night
[Coro] Some loves never end
[Female] I forgive you, I found my peace
[Coro] Let the past rest gently
[Both] After all these years
Our memories still dance with me
[Outro – Female Solo Voice Only]
After all these years
I finally understand
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