Before I could say it

Verse 1

There was a sentence on the tip of my tongue,

A thousand chances, and I let every one run.

I thought we had time like the stars have the night,

I thought I could tell you when the moment felt right.

Then the phone rang out, and the whole world went still—

Now your name is a wound that the silence won’t heal.

Pre-Chorus

I keep replaying every almost, every almost goodbye,

Every word I swallowed while you were still alive.

Chorus

I loved you before I knew how to say it,

Held it inside till the moment escaped.

Death stole the words and the years we were owed;

Now I’m screaming “I love you” alone on this road.

If the sky can hear me, let it carry this through:

I never got to tell you—

But I loved you.

Verse 2

Your side of the room keeps the shape of your name,

The days keep on coming, but nothing feels the same.

I’d trade every tomorrow, every breath I still own,

For one more small moment with you here, not gone.

Now I talk to the dark like it’s listening close,

And leave all my unsaid words wherever you go.

Pre-Chorus

I keep replaying every almost, every last look behind,

Trying to find the place where I ran out of time.

Chorus

I loved you before I knew how to say it,

Held it inside till the moment escaped.

Death stole the words and the years we were owed;

Now I’m screaming “I love you” alone on this road.

If the sky can hear me, let it carry this through:

I never got to tell you—

But I loved you.

Bridge

If love can cross the distance

That the living can’t outrun,

Then find me in the thunder,

Find me in the rising sun.

I’ll say it through the heartache,

I’ll say it through the blue:

You were the one I loved—

And I still do.

Final Chorus

I loved you before I knew how to say it,

Now every heartbeat keeps trying to make it.

Death took the future, but it can’t take the truth:

Every song that I sing still belongs to you.

If the sky can hear me, let it carry this through:

I never got to tell you—

But I loved you.

I loved you.

I still love you.

Outro

The words came too late, but the love was always true.

I never got to tell you—

So I’m telling the sky:

I love you.