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“Never Did I Ever”
(Rock Ballad – 4 Verses, Chorus, Bridge, Outro)
[Intro]
Never did I ever…
No, never did I ever…
[Verse 1]
Never did I ever think that this would ever end,
We were fire and foundation, lover and best friend.
Built a life from scratch, now it's paper in the wind,
Photographs don't smile the way they did back then.
[Verse 2]
Never did I ever see the silence grow so wide,
Sleeping in the same bed but oceans on each side.
We both held on too long, out of duty, out of pride—
Till the day I turned around and saw no love in your eyes.
[Chorus]
Never did I ever think I'd find love again,
But here she is, breaking through where pain had always been.
Now my heart’s a battlefield torn between two souls,
One that left me lonely, one that makes me whole.
[Verse 3]
Never did I ever dream of feeling this brand new,
Like a man awakened by a kiss he never knew.
She's got laughter in her eyes, like the sun breaking through—
And she holds me like I’m someone worth holding onto.
[Verse 4]
Still I carry every scar from a long, unfinished war,
Every “I do” and “I don’t” etched behind that closing door.
But I’m not walking backwards—I’m not bitter anymore,
I found love again, and now I know what love is for.
[Bridge]
It’s not betrayal—it’s survival,
Not a shame, it’s a revival.
You can’t bury a heart and expect it not to beat,
And mine was just waiting for a soul to set it free.
[Chorus]
Never did I ever think I'd feel love this strong,
But here she stands—right where I belong.
And though the past still whispers, I no longer feel alone,
She turned my broken house of pain into a home.
[Outro]
Never did I ever… but here I stand again.
A little worn, a little wiser,
Holding love with open hands.
Robert Ramage 
