If I Could Love You Again

I still see you in the morning light. In every dream that ends too quiet. The words I should’ve said back then. Still echo through my chest again. I built a world with half a heart, Thinking time could play your part. But every road I try to mend still circles Back to where we end. I thought forever was just a word, Until I lost what I had heard. If I could love you again. I'd hold on tighter, I'd let you in. I'd keep the promises I let bend, And never run when storms begin. I'd choose your heart before my pride. I'd stay and fight instead of hide. If I could love you again, I'd never let it end. I still replay the way you'd smile. The quiet grace, that fragile style. I was too scared to really see, The kind of love you gave to me. Now I walk through the years we lost, Counting the cost of what it cost. And if the heavens gave one chance, I'd trade my peace for one last dance. I thought time could make me whole, But it just deepened what you stole. If I could love you again. I'd start from truth, not from pretend. I'd trace your tears until they end, And learn your heart, not just defend. I'd whisper things I left unsaid, And choose your soul instead of dread. If I could love you again, I'd love you till the end. I've learned that love is not control. It's letting go but keeping soul. And though I lost what could’ve been, You're still the calm inside my skin. If I could love you again. I'd be the man I wasn't then. No more fear, no more refrain, Just every truth without the pain. And if my heart could try again, I'd find my way back to your hand. If I could love you again, I'd never let it end. If I could love you Again. Just once again.