Still in my plans

STILL IN MY PLANS

[Verse 1]
Twelve hours gone, I turn the key,
Leave my shoes beside the door.
Nobody asks how work has been;
I never knew I’d miss that more.
I had something good to tell you,
Held it all the way back home.
Then I stood there in the hallway
With a story no one knows.

[Pre-Chorus]
One year married, a lifetime planned,
I still reach out with an empty hand.

[Chorus]
I just thought it would be you,
When the hard years finally ended.
You beside me in the kitchen,
Living all the days we mentioned.
Now I get through every day,
Then the night comes crashing through.
I still want to have a future—
I just thought it would be you.

[Verse 2]
Thought I’d get the money sorted,
Give you somewhere safe to land.
Kept on promising you “someday,”
Now I’d give it for your hand.
I imagined coming back to you
With my whole life figured out.
But I can’t build us a happy ending
With your half of the story left out.

[Pre-Chorus]
And I know you have your own life,
Mine still makes space for two.

[Chorus]
I just thought it would be you,
When the hard years finally ended.
You beside me in the kitchen,
Living all the days we mentioned.
Now I get through every day,
Then the night comes crashing through.
I still want to have a future—
I just thought it would be you.

[Bridge — stripped back]
I don’t need a perfect evening,
I want one we would forget.
You beside me doing nothing,
Nothing we had to fix just yet.
If I’d known the last time laughing
Was the last time we’d feel fine,
I’d have put my phone down sooner.
I’d have stayed a little while.

[Final Chorus — full band]
I just thought it would be you,
When I finally felt like someone.
When the bills were paid by Friday,
When we had a quiet Sunday.
Maybe someday I’ll be happy
And have no need to tell you.
But tonight, I miss my wife.
I just thought it would be you.

[Outro — soft]
I had something good to tell you.
For a second, I forgot.