The Timing Wasn’t Ours

[Intro]
We had a ring, we had a plan
A little future in our hands
I never thought the day would come
When you would say that we were done

[Verse 1]
You made the choice to walk away
Though love was still there yesterday
I saw the fear behind your eyes
But couldn’t stop our last goodbye

You said the road was hard to take
A painful choice you had to make
I stood there lost, too shocked to speak
With all the answers I would seek

[Pre-Chorus]
Why did you choose to let us go?
Was it the fear you couldn’t show?
If love was real, if we were right
Why did you leave that night?

[Chorus]
You chose to leave, I watched you go
But neither heart could let it go
You came back when the time had changed
And tried to mend what life had made

You tried once, twice, then tried again
To bring us back to where we’d been
I wanted you, I wanted us
But time had changed the shape of trust

[Verse 2]
You came with tears, you came with hope
You said you couldn’t let me go
You called my name, you reached my door
And asked for what we had before

I heard the love inside your voice
I knew regret was in your choice
But every time we got too near
Another wound replaced the fear

[Pre-Chorus 2]
Was that your last attempt to stay?
Or one more way to turn away?
You knew it might bring pain to me
But thought it might bring you to me

[Chorus]
You chose to leave, I watched you go
But neither heart could let it go
You came back when the time had changed
And tried to mend what life had made

You tried once, twice, then tried again
To bring us back to where we’d been
I wanted you, I wanted us
But time had changed the shape of trust

[Bridge]
I don’t believe you never cared
I saw the way you broke in there
You paid a price for what you chose
And I still carry what I lost

I’m not saying we can’t return
I’m not saying the bridge is burned
I only know, tonight, today
The past won’t simply fade away

[Final Chorus]
You chose to leave, I watched you go
And life became what we don’t know
You came back when the world had changed
But nothing felt the same again

Maybe the years will show the way
Maybe we’ll find the words someday
No promise made, no door locked tight
Just two lost hearts beneath the night

[Outro]
I still remember you and me
The love we were, the love we couldn’t keep
I won’t pretend I know what’s next
I’ll leave the answer with the years