Miles We Missed

[Verse 1]
Your old blue scarf still hangs behind the door
I kept the ticket stubs, then kept a few more
The names that almost crossed my kitchen light
I built whole roads from one hello at night

[Pre-Chorus]
I checked the gauge with a trembling hand
There’s only so far a full tank can stand

[Chorus]
I’m not turning back for the miles we missed
Or the almost-kiss I kept on my list
The needle dips; I can let it be
That road ran out, it wasn’t meant for me
I’ll spend what’s left where the open roads bend
No more saving fuel for a maybe again

[Verse 2]
Some love was winter, some never got a name
Some warmed the room, then left without a flame
I bless the turns that brought me to this place
And quit retracing every vanished face

[Bridge]
Empty doesn’t mean I lost my way
It means I’ve got room for another day

[Final Chorus]
I’m not turning back for the miles we missed
Or the almost-kiss I kept on my list
The needle dips; I can let it be
That road ran out, it wasn’t meant for me
I’ll spend what’s left where the open roads bend
No more saving fuel for a maybe again