Should Have Known Better, Short V1

The thunder rolled as you walked away,

Raindrops fell like the words I couldn’t say.

A hurricane spun in my chest that night,

But I stood there still, too wrong to fight.

You said, “Timing’s a thing I can’t hold in my hands,”

But I was a fool who didn’t understand.

I should have known better than to let you go,

Watched your tail lights fade in the lightning’s glow.

To be humble and kind was all you asked of me,

But my stubborn pride got the worst of me.

Every moment with you was a chance I wasted,

A bittersweet love I barely tasted.

You begged me to give in, to meet you halfway,

But I let my fears steal the words I’d say.

Now I drive these backroads, haunted by your smile,

Each mile reminds me of my selfish denial.

I should have known better than to let you go,

Watched your tail lights fade in the lightning’s glow.

To be humble and kind was all you asked of me,

But my stubborn pride got the worst of me.

The timing wasn’t wrong, it was my blinded eyes,

I couldn’t see love till it passed me by.

I still hear your laugh in the breeze,

But it’s just a ghost, a memory that won’t leave.

I should have known better than to let you go,

Watched your tail lights fade in the lightning’s glow.

To be humble and kind was all you asked of me,

But my stubborn pride got the worst of me.

The thunder still rolls, and the rain still falls,

Your shadow lingers in these empty halls.

I’ll carry this heartache until the end of time,

I should have known better, should have loved you forever.