Still Breathing You In

I see you laughing down the street like I don’t exist

The sun hits your hair, and I swear my chest twists

You said we could be friends, but I can’t find the way

My heart keeps writing checks your love won’t pay

The nights get long, and the whiskey pours

But it don’t drown the ache of walking past your door

Every smile you flash cuts me clean in two

God, how am I supposed to be friends with you?

I’m still breathing you in, though you’re not mine

Chasing shadows down a dusted county line

You moved on quick, I’m stuck in your ghost

I’d give anything to hold the one I miss most

I’m still breathing you in… it hurts so right

Still breathing you in through these lonely nights

I drive the backroads where we used to go

The radio plays soft, and it hurts me slow

I tell myself I’m fine, that it’s just a phase

But I keep seeing your face in the sunset haze

The town’s asleep, but my mind won’t quit

Every laugh you share’s another hit

I want to hate you, but I can’t pretend

I’m chained to a love that will never bend

I’m still breathing you in, though you’re not mine

Chasing shadows down a dusted county line

You moved on quick, I’m stuck in your ghost

I’d give anything to hold the one I miss most

I’m still breathing you in… it hurts so right

Still breathing you in through these lonely nights

The barroom’s empty, just me and my pain

Pouring down sorrow like it might wash you away

I see your face in every jukebox light

Every memory sparks and sets me alight

I hear your voice in every song I play

It mocks me soft while I choke away

I thought time would heal, I thought I could move

But I’m still tied to you, nothing left to prove

I’m still breathing you in, though you’re not mine

Every laugh you share is a thief in the night

You moved on fast, I’m stuck in the past

Holding on to a love that will never last

I’m still breathing you in… can’t shake your light

Still breathing you in through these endless nights

Maybe someday I’ll find a way to let go

Maybe someday I won’t feel this low

But tonight I’m chained to the ghost of your eyes

To the smile that kills me, to the love that lies

I can’t be your friend, it feels like a crime

Every breath I take still tastes of your time

I’m still breathing you in, it’s all I know

I’m still breathing you in, and I can’t let go

I’m still breathing you in, though you’re not mine

Chasing shadows down a dusted county line

You moved on quick, I’m stuck in your ghost

I’d give anything to hold the one I miss most

I’m still breathing you in… it hurts so right

Still breathing you in through these lonely nights

I’m still breathing you in… it breaks my heart

Still breathing you in while we’re worlds apart