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.
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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 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.