[Intro]
Soft rain in the avenue, neon halos glow
A crowded street, a quiet heart in tow
[Verse 1]
I turn a corner and there you stand, familiar somehow
A doorway to a memory we left when we turned away
Your smile tints the air with what-ifs I can’t say out loud
Unspoken questions drift like smoke, then fade to gray
[Pre-Chorus]
We speak in silence, nearly heard
Accidental luck, a whispered word
[Chorus]
If we met in a different hour, would we choose the other road
If time could pause the push and pull, would our truth be told
But here we stand with questions hanging in the air
A bittersweet hello, a memory we can’t repair
[Verse 2]
The shop bell rings, the moment breaks like glass in light
We barter smiles, pretend the ache isn’t there tonight
We barter futures with a glance that doesn’t dare to stare
Back at the love we kept in jars, never fully shared
[Pre-Chorus]
We speak in silence, nearly heard
Accidental luck, a whispered word
[Chorus]
If we met in a different hour, would we choose the other road
If time could pause the push and pull, would our truth be told
But here we stand with questions hanging in the air
A bittersweet hello, a memory we can’t repair
[Bridge]
Maybe someday the what-ifs will grow small enough to fade
Maybe we’ll walk away with nothing more to say
Yet tonight the heart remembers what it never got to name
And somehow that is enough to keep the flame in place
[Chorus]
If we met in a different hour, would we choose the other road
If time could pause the push and pull, would our truth be told
But here we stand with questions hanging in the air
A bittersweet hello, a memory we can’t repair
[Outro]
So I carry the silence like a soft, remembered rain
Until the streetlights fade and I’m ready to forget again
