

Prompt / Lyrics
[Verse 1] Once upon a time I gave you all of me Every dream I had, every piece I could be Didn’t keep a corner safe, didn’t hide a single part I laid my whole world down and called it your heart But I should’ve known how that fairy tale would end Some stories fall apart before they even begin [Pre-Chorus] You stood beside me in that white church light But something in your eyes never felt quite right [Chorus] You wouldn’t even take my name when we got married Said you didn’t believe in chains people carried I laughed it off, said love was enough But looking back now I can see through the bluff You took a piece of me I’ll never get back Left a crack running deep down my heart like that Now I’m holding something no one can see Part of my love that used to run free Verse 2 What did you want? No wait… it doesn’t even matter now You walked away like it was easy somehow Like the life we built was just dust in the air Like the vows we made weren’t really there [Pre-Chorus] And I told myself I’d never fall that far again Never let somebody all the way in Chorus You took a piece of me I’ll never get back Left a crack running deep down my heart like that Now I’m holding something no one can see Part of my love that used to run free I learned how to guard what you broke in me Even when someone’s everything you couldn’t be [Bridge] Now there’s a woman with truth in her eyes No hidden doors, no quiet goodbyes She’s kind where you were cold and proud She lifts me up instead of tearing me down And I know I can trust her… I know she’s the one But scars don’t vanish just because love comes [Final Chorus] Yeah you took a piece of me I’ll never get back Left a crack running deep down my heart like that Now I’m holding part of me behind a wall Even when someone deserves it all It’s ironic how love can be I found someone you never were to me But I can’t give her what you threw away Like it was nothing… back in that once upon a time day [Outro] Once upon a time I gave you all of me Now there’s a part of my heart No one will ever see.
Tags
Emotional pop country ballad, male vocal, acoustic guitar, piano, modern Nashville production, heartfelt, reflective
3:42
No
3/23/2026