I used to lie when people asked me how we met
"Oh, through a friend," I'd say, then quietly forget
But why was I ashamed of the night I found my home?
A tap on a little screen... and I wasn't alone
I remember thinking,"This isn't how love goes"
Love should start with magic, in a movie, I suppose
A bookstore, or the rain, or some beautiful mistake
Not me on my sofa, eating cookies, wide awake
But there you were, just words inside a tiny chat
You typed"I like your smile," and my heart went,"What was that?"
And now I keep on asking myself, late in bed
Was it the place that mattered... or the words you said?
'Cause maybe it's not where, maybe it's not how
It's the way you stayed when I was crying on the phone
It's the way you learned the things that make me feel okay
A hundred ways to meet, but only one of you
So why was I hiding the truth?
It doesn't matter where... it only matters who
My grandma met my grandpa at a dance in '63
My parents met at work, by the old coffee machine
And me? I swiped right on a Tuesday, half asleep
Different doors, same feeling, when it's real, it's real, it's deep
'Cause every single story starts with one small"hello"
The door is just a door... it's the heart that makes it grow
So I keep on asking myself, again, again
If the start was"wrong," then why am I happy in the end?
'Cause maybe it's not where, maybe it's not how
It's the way you stayed when I was crying on the phone
It's the way you learned the things that make me feel okay
A hundred ways to meet, but only one of you
So why was I hiding the truth?
It doesn't matter where... it only matters who
I told my friends the truth last week, my voice was small
I waited for the laughing... it never came at all
They said,"We're just glad you're smiling like that again"
And I realized the shame was only in my head
Behind the screen that night, you were nervous just like me
Two lonely people hoping... that's as human as can be
Nobody falls in love with an app
Nobody falls in love with a place
We fall for the voice that says"good night"
We fall for the eyes, for the face
The bridge doesn't matter, once you've crossed it
The road doesn't matter, once you're home
I wasn't looking for a perfect story
I was just tired of being alone
And so were you... and so were you
And there's nothing wrong with that
'Cause maybe it's not where, maybe it's not how
It's the way you stayed when I was crying on the phone
It's the way you learned the things that make me feel okay
A hundred ways to meet, but only one of you
So why was I hiding the truth?
It doesn't matter where... it only matters who
No, it's never been where, it's never been how
It's the morning texts, the"did you eat?", the silly photos now
It's choosing me on Monday, and on every boring day
A million ways to meet, but only one of you
And I'm done hiding the truth
Wherever love finds you... it found me, and it's you
So when they ask me how we met
I'll smile and tell it all
A tap on a little screen one night
The smallest hello of all
(It only matters who)
(It only matters who)
