walk beside you (i remember)

I remember the promise you made to me
Please come to my show
Please don’t disappear after
Come see me for a hug

We talked every day
Like it was nothing
Like it was normal
Waking up

Going to sleep
Laughing about dumb stuff
Somehow that was everything
You never made me feel weird
For saying too much
Or not knowing what to say
I just didn’t have to explain myself
You just understood me

People may say it wasn’t real
Cause we never shared a room
But you knew my face
You knew my voice
You knew me

I didn’t want a fantasy
I didn’t want a plan
I just liked who I was
When you were my friend
Sometimes I still wish
I could walk beside you
I wasn’t begging
I was letting you go

You matched your time to mine
And laughed when I noticed
Like it wasn’t a big deal
But it always was
I knew what I felt early
I kept it to myself
I wonder what would’ve happened
If we had said it sooner

Years later we finally said it
Out loud, just once
And everything made sense
And still it didn’t work

I didn’t want forever
I didn’t need closure
I just wanted to walk beside you
Without it getting complicated
Sometimes I still wish
I could see you again
I wasn’t begging
I was letting you go

I almost went to see you
But then it went quiet
I think you were trying to protect me
I just had to let go

I’m not stuck there
I’m not waiting
I just remember
It was good
It was real
I’ll never forget you

I'll never forget you

I'll never forget you

 

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