[Verse 1]
You came in carrying a paper cup
Rain on your coat, sleeves rolled up
We talked beside the closing sign
And lost an hour without losing time
You knew the name of my old street
I knew the song beneath your speech
For once, the silence felt like home
Then your phone lit up: you had to go
[Pre-Chorus]
I could feel the door before it closed
Some things arrive before we're whole
[Chorus]
You were the right girl at the wrong time
A bright green light on a red-line night
I wanted your hand, wanted your key
Wanted a life that could wait for me
But I was halfway out, you were learning to stay
And love can't fix every mile in the way
So if I let you go, please know what's true
I still have love for you
[Verse 2]
We kept our promises in little ways
Two-word messages, borrowed days
Your jacket still hangs behind my chair
I never moved it, though you're not there
You said, “Maybe when the dust settles down”
I said, “Maybe in another town”
Neither of us meant goodbye
We just ran out of room to try
[Pre-Chorus]
I can hear your laugh in the quiet rooms
Some doors need time before they open soon
[Chorus]
You were the right girl at the wrong time
A bright green light on a red-line night
I wanted your hand, wanted your key
Wanted a life that could wait for me
But I was halfway out, you were learning to stay
And love can't fix every mile in the way
So if I let you go, please know what's true
I still have love for you
[Bridge]
If the years are kind and the roads unwind
Maybe we'll meet with steadier lives
No promises, no borrowed plans
Just your eyes and my open hands
And if that day never finds our door
I won't make what we had mean less than before
[Final Chorus]
You were the right girl at the wrong time
The kind of almost that stays in your mind
I wanted your hand, wanted your key
But wanting alone couldn't set us free
You were halfway gone, I was learning to stay
Two honest hearts at opposite days
So wherever this life carries you
I still have love for you
Yes, I still have love for you
[Outro]
Right girl, wrong time
Still yours in a quiet part of mine