Love That Never Was

We were just kids, runnin’ halls, passing notes,

Laughin' at nothing, sharin' dreams we never spoke.

You had him, I had her, but we had somethin' more,

Every look was louder than the silence we ignored.

I was scared to cross that line, scared to lose your trust,

So I kept my mouth shut, 'cause friendship felt like enough.

But I see it now in hindsight’s mirror,

All the signs I was too blind to hear.

You were the one I never dared to touch,

‘Cause I was afraid I'd mess it up.

And in trying not to lose you, I lost you just because...

You were the love that never was.

Road trips and late talks under motel neon lights,

Two best friends, one bed, but hearts held tight.

I felt it in the way your smile lingered too long,

But I played it safe and pretended nothin' was wrong.

Then I took a path I never meant to take,

With someone else, but your name was the ache.

Yeah, I see it now in hindsight’s mirror,

All the truths I buried in my fear.

You were the one I never dared to touch,

‘Cause I was afraid I'd mess it up.

And in trying not to lose you, I lost you just because...

You were the love that never was.

Now you’re out there with pieces I helped break,

And I’m here with every damn chance I didn’t take.

Heard from a friend what I should’ve seen back then—

You loved me, and I never let it begin.

And now you don’t text back, your laugh ain’t mine,

And I’m stuck with memories frozen in time.

Guess the saddest kind of goodbye

Is the one you never say out loud.

We never kissed, never fought,

But I still feel the loss somehow.

Now I see it clear in life’s rearview,

You loved me in ways I never knew.

You were the one I should’ve held that night,

But I blinked, and you walked out of my life.

Now I live with what I never did because...

You were the love that never was.

Some hearts don’t break, they just fade into dust...

Like the love that never was.