Lady in a Red Dress

I saw you standing

Across the room

You wore that red dress

Like it was armor

Every eye on you

But you looked past them all

I tried to say something

But I waited too long

You smiled like you knew

This was already gone

I should’ve stopped you

I should’ve said it

But I watched you turn

And I let it happen

You were the lady in a red dress

Burning through the dark

I was standing in the background

Falling apart

You never looked back

You never slowed down

I watched you leave

And I stayed right where I was

I replay the moment

Like it might change

Every step you took

Put more space in your name

You didn’t look broken

You didn’t look scared

I was the only one

Still standing there

Say you knew

Say you saw me

Say you felt it

Before you walked away

I should’ve moved

I should’ve run

But I stayed silent

When it mattered most

You were the lady in a red dress

Burning through the dark

I was standing in the background

Falling apart

You never looked back

You never slowed down

I watched you leave

And I stayed right where I was

I saw you standing

Across the room