Minnesota

[Verse 1]
You came home with the cold in your jacket
And a faraway look I couldn’t get past
Said the trip ran long, said you missed your bed
But there was somebody else in the words you left unsaid

I kept the porch light burning like a fool
Made your favorite coffee, tried to play it cool
Then you looked at me like you’d practiced what to say
And the whole damn room went a thousand miles away

[Pre-Chorus]
I heard the truth, but I couldn’t let it land
I was still reaching for your hand

[Chorus]
He fell in love in Minnesota
I didn’t want to believe it was over
Kept saying, “No, that can’t be true”
Like saying it enough could pull him back to me and you
He left his heart somewhere beneath that northern sky
And I was still right here asking why
He fell in love in Minnesota
I didn’t want to believe it was over

[Verse 2]
I searched your stories, zoomed in on the snow
Looked for some sign I already seemed to know
A second shadow, a sleeve in the frame
A little piece of proof I could give a name

You said it happened slowly, said you never meant
To turn a few cold nights into where we went
But “I never meant to” still cuts just the same
When I’m the one left carrying the blame

[Pre-Chorus]
I heard the truth, but I couldn’t let it land
I was still reaching for your hand

[Chorus]
He fell in love in Minnesota
I didn’t want to believe it was over
Kept saying, “No, that can’t be true”
Like saying it enough could pull him back to me and you
He left his heart somewhere beneath that northern sky
And I was still right here asking why
He fell in love in Minnesota
I didn’t want to believe it was over

[Bridge]
Maybe one day I’ll hear that place and feel nothing
Maybe I’ll laugh at the way I kept hoping
But tonight every mile between here and there
Feels like a goodbye still hanging in the air

[Final Chorus]
He fell in love in Minnesota
And I finally believe that it’s over
I can’t keep wishing the truth away
Or hold a place for a man who already changed
He left his heart somewhere beneath that northern sky
But I’m done asking myself why
He fell in love in Minnesota
And I’m gonna be okay when it’s over

[Outro]
He fell in love in Minnesota
I didn’t want to believe it was over