YEARS OF SILENCE

I let the years drift by without a sound,

Turned from your love when you were still around.

You left a light on in the window frame,

But I drove past and never said your name.

You told the neighbors I was doing fine,

Protected me without a single line.

You kept my room the way it used to be,

A fading jersey, photos of young me.

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I know I’ve been gone for way too long,

Out chasing things that all went wrong.

You stayed right here, you kept my place,

I see it now in your tired face.

One night I saw your number on my phone,

Couldn’t shake the thought of you alone.

I heard a song and saw your tired face,

A picture in my mind I can’t erase.

So on this day I finally drove back home,

Hands on the wheel, a heart as hard as stone.

You opened up the door with tear‑streaked eyes,

Like you’d been waiting for this long surprise.

(Chorus)

I know I’ve been gone for way too long,

Out chasing things that all went wrong.

You stayed right here, you kept my place,

I see it now in your tired face.

I came with nothing extra in my hands,

No grand excuse, no well-thought plans.

You pulled me in like I was never gone,

A memory I’ll carry from now on.

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I didn’t see it then, I see it now,

I don’t even understand it how.

You never left, you held on tight,

Even when I walked out of your sight.

I can’t go back and change those years,

I see it all through these tears.

But I’m here right now, that’s all I can do,

Just standing here… in front of you.

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I know I’ve been gone for way too long,

Out chasing things that all went wrong.

You stayed right here, you kept my place,

I see it now in your tired face.

I'm reminded what your love can do,

It held on tight when I pulled from you.

As I stand right here I clearly see,

You never gave up on your love for me.

As I stand right here I clearly see,

You never gave up on your love for me.