The hours between us

When I can't ask if you're alright

There are things a screen can't carry
There are words that lose their tone
I can tell you all my feelings
Still, I miss you being home

Lina, there's a space beside me
That no one else could understand
An empty chair, a quiet evening
A thousand plans without your hand

We keep building through the distance
One small promise at a time
Until the miles become a memory
I'll keep your place beside mine

Some nights I wish I had the answer
To every worry that we face
Instead, I send a little message
And imagine your familiar place

We have paperwork and plans to finish
And roads that neither one can see
But even when the way gets difficult
You're still part of what I dream

There are things a screen can't carry
There are words that lose their tone
I can tell you all my feelings
Still, I miss you being home

Lina, there's a space beside me
That no one else could understand
An empty chair, a quiet evening
A thousand plans without your hand

We keep building through the distance
One small promise at a time
Until the miles become a memory
I'll keep your place beside mine

Maybe love is not a grand thing
Not a promise dressed in gold
Maybe it's the choice to keep on trying
When the nights are getting cold

And when we finally share an evening
With no countdown left to do
I'll remember every lonely hour
That taught me how to cherish you

Lina, there's a space beside me
Soon a life will fill that space
No more guessing at the distance
No more screens in your place

We will have our ordinary mornings
And our difficult days to get through
I don't need a perfect ending
I want a real life built with you

One day this room will feel different
One day the waiting will be through
Until then, every quiet evening
Carries me a little closer to you