First day of freshman fall
Saw you across the hall
One look and I already knew
Didn't have the words at all
Somehow got your number saved
Sat beside you every day
Walked you home beneath the haze
Of every stupid thing Ididn't say
And I told myselfI'd wait
'Til I was good enough to stay
But time just slipped away
Nowyou're somebodyelse's story
AndI'm just the one who knew you first
I gave you everything but the words" I love you"
Nowit's too late, and it hurts
I kept it all inside for you
Every silent wish, every hopeless view
Yeah, I lived a lie for you
But you never knew
Saw your post that autumn night
Someone else became your light
Smiled through the ache and liked the photo
Told myself that it was right
We stayed friends, but not the same
I tried to forget your name
Every time I almost said it
Every secret Icouldn't claim
Graduation day came fast
Wanted one chance to make it last
A single photo, arms too tight
But I let you walk right past
Nowyou're somebodyelse's story
AndI'm just the one who knew you first
I gave you everything but the words" I love you"
Nowit's too late, and it hurts
I kept it all inside for you
Every silent wish, every hopeless view
Yeah, I lived a lie for you
But you never knew
I walked your city all alone
Tried to find the roadsyou've known
Every corner, every street
Hoping maybe we would meet
But you were never really there
Just a memory in the air
I still scroll through photographs
Living in the lonely past
It's been years since we said goodbye
Still see you when I close my eyes
You were never mine to lose
But everything I wrote
Was for you
Only for you
Yeah, you never knew
But it was always for you