[Intro] *Twelve years old…* *Didn’t know what forever was* *But somehow… we touched it* [Verse] I remember the night I had to say goodbye You were holding my shirt, trying not to cry I said I’d come back, you said you’d wait Two kids promising things that were bigger than fate I left town with your name tucked in my chest Every road that I took felt just like a test You stayed back at the house learning to be strong I learned how to miss you my whole way along [Pre-Chours/Hook] We grew up separate But we grew the same Still saying each other’s name Through all our pain [Chorus/Hook] We were twelve years old, hands shaking when we kissed Didn’t know love yet, but we knew we’d miss this I had to leave, begged you come, but you couldn’t go So we cried on the phone saying “please don’t let me go” We tried moving on, but it never felt right Every few years somehow we’d cross paths in life No matter the miles, no matter the time My heart always found you… Every time [Interlude] [Verse 2] I tried to love someone who was not you But every single "I love you" felt halfway true You told me you tried too, heard your voice Like we were both trapped in a difficult choice Then years would pass, then you would show up Same eyes, more scars, filling up my heart's cup One look and the past would all rush in Like we never stopped, just pressed pause back then [Chorus/Hook] We were twelve years old, hands shaking when we kissed Didn’t know love yet, but we knew we’d miss this I had to leave, begged you come, but you couldn’t go So we cried on the phone saying “please don’t let me go” We tried moving on, but it never felt right Every few years somehow we’d cross paths in life No matter the miles, no matter the time My heart always found you… Every time [Solo] [Bridge] Maybe we had to break to survive Maybe distance taught us how deep this was inside If love’s a thread that never breaks Ours stretched across time and space [Chorus/Hook] We were twelve years old, hands shaking when we kissed Didn’t know love yet, but we knew we’d miss this I had to leave, begged you come, but you couldn’t go So we cried on the phone saying “please don’t let me go” We tried moving on, but it never felt right Every few years somehow we’d cross paths in life No matter the miles, no matter the time My heart always found you… Every time [Outro] "If this is our moment* "I won’t run away* "I’ve already lost you too many days" "From kids in love to hearts grown true" "I crossed the world…" "and it led me back to you"

Every Time