If you had chosen me

I was learning how to stand alone You found me somewhere in

the dark A long ride under an open sky

Two strangers letting down their guard You showed me pieces of your

life

Late-night stories, kitchen light And somewhere in those little things I started

calling you mine

You said you needed time I said I understood But my heart

had crossed the line

Before my head ever could

If you had chosen

me

Maybe I would not be so afraid

Maybe all the love you gave Was more than something temporary

I would have given you forever

You were only asking for tonight Somewhere between your arms and silence

I lost myself trying to make it right

You held my hand like it meant more Then told me you

were not there yet

I wrote the words I could not say

And left my heart between the lines instead I thought that patience

could repair

The battles you were fighting on your own

You said you felt good when we were close But you could

not promise me your heart

Maybe I loved the future more

Than what was waiting in today

Maybe I turned every little sign Into a reason I should stay

But love should never be an audition And I should not have

to earn your heart

I can understand the fear inside you Without letting it tear me

apart

If you had chosen me

Maybe we would be somewhere else

But forever cannot be begged And I cannot keep losing myself

You were never a mistake

Just a chapter I was not ready to close If you never

choose me, I will still be grateful For the way your love

changed my

soul I

do not know where tomorrow goes Or where your heart will ever

be But loving you was never wasted Even if you

never chose me