A Bright Mark

[Verse 1]
You laughed with your head thrown back
At the wrong turn past the station
Rain tapped time on the paper map
We made a joke of our misdirection

[Pre-Chorus]
Some hands loosen, some doors close
Still, something in us learns to open

[Chorus]
You were here, and that was real
A bright mark no distance can conceal
We changed each other, then we changed
Still I’m glad our paths once crossed this way

[Verse 2]
You taught me how to take my time
I showed you where the footbridge ended
We traded songs and borrowed lines
And watched the afternoon turn amber

[Pre-Chorus]
Not every promise has to last
To leave a kindness in its passing

[Chorus]
You were here, and that was real
A bright mark no distance can conceal
We changed each other, then we changed
Still I’m glad our paths once crossed this way

[Bridge]
If I meet you years from now
I’ll know the shape of that old laughter
Not a debt, not a vow
Just a life that mattered after

[Final Chorus]
You were here, and that was real
A bright mark no distance can conceal
We changed each other, then we changed
Still I’m glad our paths once crossed this way

[Outro]
Still glad our paths crossed this way