What We Were

[Verse 1]
We both can read the road ahead,
Two lines that won't stay side by side.
Still, when your hand found mine that night,
The whole world shifted half a stride.

[Pre-Chorus]
If distance comes, don't let it rename
The thing we made, the spark we gave.

[Chorus]
When our paths divide, remember this:
We were real in every borrowed hour.
You changed the shape of who I am;
I hope you feel that kind of power.
Go where you must, and still know this—
What we were won't disappear.

[Verse 2]
Your laugh still lives behind my teeth,
Your courage taught my fear to bend.
I won't ask time to turn around;
I only hope you understand.

[Chorus]
When our paths divide, remember this:
We were real in every borrowed hour.
You changed the shape of who I am;
I hope you feel that kind of power.
Go where you must, and still know this—
What we were won't disappear.

[Breakdown]
No promise can make the road stand still.
No ending takes back what was true.

[Final Chorus]
When our paths divide, remember this:
We were real in every borrowed hour.
You changed the shape of who I am;
I carry what you gave me forward.
Go where you must, and still know this—
I will know you, wherever you go.