You Came When I Couldn't Answer

I used to sit here by the window, Watching shadows cross the street. Every set of passing headlights Felt like you might come for me. I kept the kettle warm for hours, Like you'd walk in any time. But days don't wait for explanations. They just leave you behind. I told myself you'd make it back Before the silence learned my name. You came when I couldn't answer. Knocked on a door that wouldn't open. All the words you held inside came when mine Were already spoken. I would've listened to every one. I would've held you like before. But you found me in the quiet. I wasn't there anymore. Mm. Oh. Mm, I had things I never told you. You had roads you chose to take. We were standing in the same life, But we drifted into space. I wore silence like a habit. You wore distance like a shield. Somewhere between pride and waiting, We forgot how to feel. And time kept moving like it always does. It never stops to ask who stayed. You came when I couldn't answer. Called my name too late at night. Every tear you're shedding now Falls where I'm out of sight. I would've opened every door. I would've stayed, I would've tried. But you waited for the ending to say what You denied. I'm not angry. Just tired of the distance we became. If you ever feel me near you, Say my name. You came when I couldn't answer, But I still hear you somehow. In the quiet beyond the years, I feel it now. And if God lets love remember Everything we couldn't say, Then I'll meet you where there's no more time. Where it's not Too late. You came, But I couldn't answer. I was already On my way.