Lyric

June on your doorstep

Shoes half tied

Your laugh on my shoulder

Said you had time

We were just four steps

From calling it love

You kept your keys in your pocket

I kept my hands in my cuffs

If I’d leaned closer

If you had stayed

We might be sleeping together

Instead of drifting away

First storm in August

Phone screen bright

Your name in the dark room

Didn’t call that night

We were just one word

From calling it love

You almost typed “come over”

Then sent a smile and a shrug

If I’d said “I need you”

Not “hope you’re okay”

We might be waking up laughing

Not walking away

Cold air in December

Train doors slide

You waved through the window

I watched you glide

We were two heartbeats

From calling it love

You held your breath for an answer

I held my fear like a judge

If I’d shouted “stay here”

If you’d missed that ride

We might be learning each secret

Not learning goodbye

Funny how clocks keep ticking

While we rehearse what we’ll say

You in a different city

Me staring holes in the same café

[Soft vocal break]

I draw your face in the margin

Then cross your name out again

Spring came around you

New hand in yours

I walked past your table

Counted my wars

We were a lifetime

From calling it love

You looked right through me smiling

Like I was part of your dust

If I’d loved myself sooner

If you had too

We might have chosen each other

Instead of “me” over “you”

You showed up laughing

Late to that show

Spilled wine on your t‑shirt

Said “guess I should go”

Wrong planet

Right time

You in my orbit that night

Every joke a small collision

Every glance a tiny light

If I’d pulled you closer

If you’d stayed in that line

We might share the same language

Not just that once in July

Taxi doors open

Rain in your hair

You traced on the window

“Wish you were there”

Right planet

Wrong town

We kept on missing the signs

All our nearlys on the ceiling

Spinning slow in crooked lines

If I’d booked that ticket

If you’d missed that flight

We might be trading our stories

Not trading silence tonight

Your song in a café

Years down the road

Same worn-out chorus

New face at your show

Same planet

Wrong room

I’m in the back by the bar

You’re telling some stranger

How you never fall too far

If I’d walked up smiling

If you’d seen my eyes

We might be crossing the distance

Not acting like it’s fine

Maybe there’s a version

Where you call me

I stay

Where I don’t flinch at the future

Where you don’t fade in the haze

I feel that world just above us

Like a ceiling we never touch

Streetlights keep changing

Red into green

You pass in a rideshare

I swear you see me

Right planet

Right time

But we’ve outgrown our design

Every memory re-arranging

Like new stars that re-align

If I’d loved the moment

Instead of some perfect sign

We might have lived what we dreamed of

Not just “what