You Cried Too Late for Me

I used to sit there by the window, Waiting for your car at night. Every pair of headlights slowed me, Then passed me by. I told myself you'd come tomorrow, That you just lost track of time. But years don't ask for explanations, They just pass you by. I kept your chair just where you left it, Like you might still walk through that door. You cried too late for me, When my voice was already gone. All the words you tried to say, Came when I'd moved on. I would've listened to every one. I would've held you like before. But you waited for the silence, To say what love was for. Mm. Mm. I wore my pride like it was armor. You wore your distance like a shield. We both stood there in the same room, Refusing to feel. I had things I should've told you. You had a road you chose to take. Somewhere in between the living, We made a quiet break. And time kept moving like it always does. It never asks who it will leave behind. You cried too late for me, When the nights had turned to stone. Every tear you're shedding now, Falls where I'm not home. I would've answered every call. I would've opened every door. But you waited for the ending, To be what you ignored. I'm not angry, Just tired of the distance we became. If you ever feel me near you, Say my name. You cried too late for me, But I still hear you somehow. In the quiet of forever, I feel it now. And if God lets love remember Everything we couldn't be, Then I'll meet you in His mercy, Where it's not too late for me. Mm. You cried too late, But I still loved you All along.