[Verse 1]
We were young when it started, didn’t know what it meant,
Just laughs, late calls, every spare moment spent.
Felt easy, natural, like breathin’ was you,
But I never said half of the things I knew.
You’d ask how I felt, I’d shrug it away,
Thought love was obvious, didn’t need what I’d say.
Didn’t know silence could slowly divide,
Till distance grew where you once lived inside.
You needed reassurance, I gave you calm,
Thought presence alone would keep you from harm.
But love sometimes need words out loud,
Not just quiet loyalty hidden in clouds.
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[Pre-Chorus]
And I see it clearer the older I get,
Some hearts drift not from hate — just regret.
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[Hook]
We were almost forever, but “almost” don’t stay,
Two hearts close enough, still driftin’ away.
Every time we found us, life took its turn,
Some loves glow brightest but still gotta burn.
No blame, no anger, no dramatic end,
Just timing that never learned how to bend.
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[Verse 2]
Years rolled on, life got complicated quick,
We crossed paths older, same spark, different mix.
No promises then, just comfort we knew,
Late nights, quiet talks, somethin’ safe but untrue.
Not first love anymore, not strangers too,
Just two people holdin’ what they once knew.
We didn’t call it love, didn’t call it goodbye,
Just existed together till life passed by.
Then silence again, no argument loud,
Just grown-up distance behind polite crowds.
And sometimes I wondered late at night
If courage back then could’ve changed that flight.
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[Pre-Chorus]
But hindsight gentle and cruel the same,
Shows you the lesson but not how to change.
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[Hook]
We were almost forever, but “almost” don’t stay,
Two hearts close enough, still driftin’ away.
Every time we found us, life took its turn,
Some loves glow brightest but still gotta burn.
No villain, no victim, no wrong to defend,
Just a story that couldn’t reach the end.
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[Verse 3]
Saw you again in our thirties, chance collide,
Same smile, wiser eyes, history inside.
You said you’re happy, I said that too,
But there was a silence only we knew.
We talked ’bout kids, work, the life we built,
Both stable now, but carrying guilt.
Not cheating hearts, not crossing lines,
Just two old chapters meeting new times.
That hug lingered longer than words allow,
Like goodbye we never spoke till now.
And as you walked off, truth settled clear:
I loved you always — just learned it late, my dear.
[Hook]
[Verse 4 – Reflection]
Sometimes I wonder how it might’ve gone,
If I said “I love you” instead of movin’ on.
If I showed you clearly what I barely spoke,
Would we still be standing or would it still be broke?
I ain’t blame life — I know my part,
Young pride loud, quiet heart.
Thought time endless, thought love just stay,
Didn’t know silence slowly pushed you away.
[Outro – spoken]
Some loves don’t end ugly.
They don’t fade either.
They just… become memories
You treat gently forever.
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