The Roads That Never Began

[Verse 1]
I kept a map of every road I didn't take
Folded in the drawer beside the old house key
One life wore a uniform, one learned to bake
One never learned your name, or how to leave

[Pre-Chorus]
I kept them all alive by asking what-if
Each little pawn became a weight I had to lift

[Chorus]
I'm running out of moves on this board
Every square says what I can't restore
I lay those lives down, one by one
The game is done; I let them run
Out of my head, out of my hands
I bless the roads that never began

[Verse 2]
There was a version of me who stayed in town
A version who spoke up before the train pulled out
I don't need to drag their names around
Or make a courtroom of each quiet doubt

[Bridge]
No final clever turn, no hidden door
The pieces rest; I don't have to score

[Chorus]
I'm running out of moves on this board
Every square says what I can't restore
I lay those lives down, one by one
The game is done; I let them run
Out of my head, out of my hands
I bless the roads that never began

[Outro]
I close the drawer
I leave the key