all melody craft - Could Have Been Lyrics

Could Have Been

I left a part of me with you, I know,
In that small town summer, back when time was slow.
You held my hand like you knew I'd slip away,
But neither of us said the words we couldn't say.

And now it's late at night, I see you in my mind,
Running through the memories I left behind.
There's a piece of you in everything I see,
In the quiet places where you used to be.

Oh, what we could have been,
If we hadn't left our love out in the wind.
Maybe I wouldn't feel this way,
Fading in the memories like a ghost I can't escape.
What we could have been, what we could have been...

I still hear the echo of your laugh, it stays,
In the space between the nights and breaking days.
You're a stranger now but you feel so close,
Like a dream I had that I'll never really know.

And now it's late at night, you're haunting every song,
I turn the station but you're always on.
Wish I'd said the words I kept to myself,
Instead of locking them up with everyone else.

Oh, what we could have been,
If we hadn't let our love be paper-thin.
Maybe I wouldn't feel this ache,
Lingering like shadows I just can't shake.
What we could have been, what we could have been...

You're the 'what if' that won't go away,
Every street I walk, every word I say.
And I wonder if you're thinking of me,
Or if you've moved on to where you need to be.

Oh, what we could have been,
If we hadn't left our love out in the wind.
Maybe I wouldn't feel this way,
Fading in the memories like a ghost I can't escape.
What we could have been, what we could have been...

Maybe in another life, we tried,
But for now, you're just a song I hide behind.
What we could have been, what we could have been...
What we could have been.