I Was Still Here

Title: “I Was Still Here”

Soulful Blues – Lover’s Regret

(Intro – lonely electric guitar, slow bend, space between notes)

Verse 1

You said you just needed time to breathe,

Said love got heavy, said you felt the squeeze.

Packed up your heart but left your ring,

Like maybe this wasn’t the end of everything.

I watched your taillights fade in the rain,

Still sayin’ your name like it’d bring you back again.

Verse 2

You stopped touchin’ me like you used to do,

Started sleepin’ closer to the edge of the room.

I felt you leavin’ long before the door,

Heard goodbye in your silence more and more.

But I stayed steady, I stayed sincere,

Still fightin’ for us while you disappeared.

Chorus

After I’m gone from your life for good,

You’ll say we ended like young love should.

You’ll tell yourself it just ran dry,

But love don’t fade when one still tries.

I was right there, through every tear…

You didn’t lose me —

I was still here.

(guitar solo – slow, aching, emotional bends)

Verse 3

I kept the porch light burnin’ low,

Hopin’ one night you’d come back home.

Every call that never came,

Still echoes louder than the blame.

You say it just wasn’t meant to be,

But it was meant for you and me.

Chorus (stronger)

After the years smooth out the pain,

You’ll hear my voice in the pourin’ rain.

You’ll remember nights I held you close,

When I loved you harder than you loved me most.

I didn’t drift, I didn’t disappear…

You walked away —

I was still here.

Bridge (spoken, soft blues tone)

Love don’t always end in fire…

Sometimes it ends in distance.

One heart leavin’…

While the other one stays.

(short emotional guitar break)

Final Chorus

So when you’re lonely and think of my name,

Don’t rewrite truth, don’t soften the blame.

I was steady, I was clear…

You chose to leave.

I was still here.

It's fine..

(Outro – single sustained guitar note, fade to silence)