A drunk text at one a.m.
Too little too late to meet again
Still we say see you soon, not goodbye
Never was gonna be another try
Note and picture left at your door
Can’t say it doesn’t matter anymore
It always did and you needed to know
At least had to say it before I go
You were always a for now, not forever
There are lives out there for us that are better
But I can’t live with what I can’t say
Regret is so much harder, anyway
Who knows, maybe we’ll meet again
Who can say where, if ever, and when
Life’s crazy and hard but it goes on
And we’ll never understand it til we’re gone
But you should know you mattered to me
The way you laugh, work, play, and bleed
It’s not enough and never will be
Stay here for a minute and, damn it, tell me
Tell me I mattered to you, even just for a while
I don’t care if you mean it, go ahead—lie
4 a.m., your last text came in
Said sorry I didn’t get to see you again
My flight’s coming in and there’s no time left
When I get back, you’ll be long gone, I suspect
But before we say goodbye, see you soon, whatever
I’ll whisper this because I can’t hang on forever
You were never mine, I get it, I know
But if I never told you so,
Believe me when I tell you this:
Whatever the time, whatever the distance,
Of all the different lives we lead,
You were always my favorite dream
