If You Knew - MelodySpot
I watched you leave and never asked you why
I held my words and simply said goodbye
You turned around before you closed the door
And I almost told you what I'd hidden before
There was so much I was afraid to say
So I let the moment slip away
But part of me still wishes you knew
If you knew
How much I still love you
If you knew what I was going through
Every night I almost call your name
Every morning I still feel the same
I should have held you when you needed me
I should have said what you meant to me
Maybe you would have stayed if I had told the truth
How different would our lives be if you knew
I heard you found a life somewhere new
And part of me is truly glad for you
I hope somebody listens when you speak
And gives you all the love you needed from me
I wouldn't ask you to come back again
Or change the life you're living now for me
I only wish you knew what you once meant
If you knew how much I cared for you
How many times I nearly told the truth
How every little thing you used to do
Became the things I miss the most in you
I know that love should never ask you back
To leave the happiness you finally have
So I'll keep these words where they can't trouble you
And quietly wonder what if you knew
Maybe I was scared of needing someone
Maybe I thought love could read my mind
But hearts can't hear the words we never give them
And silence can leave everything behind
If you knew I hope you'd understand
I loved you even when I couldn't say I did
And though our story never found its way
I'm thankful for each moment that you stayed
I learned to speak before the moment's gone
And get my heart the courage to move on
Wherever life may carry me or you
I'll smile
Because I once had love with you
Some words arrive too late to change the truth
But part of me will always wish you knew
