Last Call for a First Love

It's just past midnight, the world's fast asleep

I'm sitting by the window, counting sheep

Then my phone lights up with a name I know

A ghost from the past, from so long ago

Memories come rushing, like rivers in spring

Laughter and heartache, the songs we would sing

The last call from a first love, ringing through the night

Temptation in my heartbeat, but I know what's right

Years have gone by, and the lessons are clear

I cherish the memory, but I can't answer here

The phone's in my hand, I can feel the old fire

But the past is a story I no longer desire

I let it go to message, I still hear your voice

But this time for my peace, I've made my own choice

You talk of old places, of nights we ran free

But the person you're calling just isn't me

Memories come rushing, like rivers in spring

Laughter and heartache, the songs we would sing

The last call from a first love, fading out of sight

The echoes of our laughter linger in the night

Years have taught me what the heart can't ignore

I honor the memory and I hang up once more

I've found my own peace in the still of the night

A wisdom I earned through my battles and fights

I'm not running, not hiding, no longer afraid

The life that I'm living is the one that I made

Just me in the quiet, with the moon up above

A final goodbye to my first, lonely love

The past may keep calling, but it won't get through

For silence is the only peace I ever knew