The Distance Takes the Words

[Verse 1]
You met me where the footbridge bends
With rain caught silver in your hair
We spoke as if the road ahead
Could hold us both without a care

[Pre-Chorus]
But every map has branching lines
And ours are turning out of reach
I hope you know what stays with me
Is more than either dared to teach

[Chorus]
When our roads divide, don't let the thread go thin
Keep the truth of what we found beneath your skin
We were real, we changed each other, that is ours to keep
Even as the distance takes the words we couldn't speak

[Verse 2]
Your laugh still finds the quiet rooms
The way you made me trust my voice
I won't pretend the end is kind
Or say that leaving's what we'd choose

[Pre-Chorus]
So take the good that we became
And let it travel where you go
No promise asks the years to stop
For something true to matter so

[Chorus]
When our roads divide, don't let the thread go thin
Keep the truth of what we found beneath your skin
We were real, we changed each other, that is ours to keep
Even as the distance takes the words we couldn't speak

[Breakdown]
If you forget the shape of us
Remember what you helped me see
A heart can open, then let go
And still hold what it used to be

[Final Chorus]
When our roads divide, don't let the thread go thin
Keep the truth of what we found beneath your skin
We were real, we changed each other, that is ours to keep
Take the part of me you woke—and let it set you free

[Outro]
Not forever doesn't mean not true
I carry what was good from you