Too Late to Hold Your Hand

I walked away when I should have stayed,

Chasing a dream that was only betrayed.

Your eyes were asking me to understand,

But now it’s too late to hold your hand.

I thought tomorrow would give me time,

But tomorrow left me far behind.

Too late to hold your hand,

Too late to take a stand.

The clock kept moving, but I stood still,

Now I’m left with an empty will.

Your laughter fades like a ghost in the rain,

Every echo whispers my shame.

The chair is empty, the room is cold,

I traded love for a heart of stone.

I thought forever was mine to keep,

But forever vanished in my sleep.

Too late to hold your hand,

Too late to change the plan.

The bridge has burned, the river flows,

And no one here will ever know.

I see your shadow on the wall,

I hear your footsteps down the hall.

But when I reach, there’s only air,

My hands are empty, you’re not there.

I read your letters in candlelight,

Each word is a dagger through the night.

If I had stayed, if I had known,

I’d never face this world alone.

I thought the distance would make me free,

But chains of memory bury me.

Too late to hold your hand,

Too late to make amends.

Your voice is fading, I cannot fight,

I’m lost inside this endless night.

If only I turned, if only I stayed,

If only love had made me brave.

The moment slipped right through my hands,

Now silence rules where you once stood.

Too late to hold your hand… (I should have stayed…)

Too late to understand… (I threw it away…)

I see your face in every dream,

I wake to find it’s just a scream.

Too late… too late…

To hold your hand…

The night is quiet… but my heart still screams your name.

Too late…… to hold your hand.