Home in Time

[Verse 1]
You came through the doorway carrying rain
We talked until the kettle cooled again
No promise written anywhere to keep
Just one good hour neither wanted cheap

[Pre-Chorus]
Every road gives someone room to stay
Then turns the page and carries them away

[Chorus]
We were here, we were real, we were more than passing through
For a little while the world made space for me and you
No one belongs to anyone, no heart can make a claim
We chose to make a home in time, and time still knows our names

[Verse 2]
Your laugh beneath the awning by the store
The folded note you left beside the door
A season turned; the map was rearranged
But what we made was never made in vain

[Pre-Chorus]
Some roads meet once, then bend beyond our sight
Still, I carry what we gave that night

[Chorus]
We were here, we were real, we were more than passing through
For a little while the world made space for me and you
No one belongs to anyone, no heart can make a claim
We chose to make a home in time, and time still knows our names

[Bridge]
If I could hold the hour, I would hold it gently
Not to keep you here, just to thank you plainly
Every hand we held was freely given
Every goodbye leaves something living
So take the road that opens up ahead
I’ll keep the good days, not the words unsaid
We don’t own the love; we let it find its shape
And bless the brief bright chapter as it fades

[Final Chorus]
We were here, we were real, we were more than passing through
For a little while the world made space for me and you
No one belongs to anyone, no heart can make a claim
We chose to make a home in time, and time still knows our names
We were here, we were real, and that is ours to keep
A moment shared, a memory the years can’t make us leave

[Outro]
The road goes on, the seasons turn
I keep the kindness, let the rest return