I Let You Slip Away

I Let You Slip Away

I still remember your eyes in the rain
The way they begged me not to cause you pain
But I was cold, I turned my face
Now I'm trapped inside this empty space

You gave me love I couldn’t hold
Now I lie awake in nights so cold
I played it tough, I shut you out
Now I know what love's about

I let you slip away, like sand through broken hands
Too blind to see your heart, too slow to understand
If I could turn it all around
I’d chase you ‘til I hit the ground
But all I have is yesterday
And the price I pay—
I let you slip away

The photos fade, but not your name
It lingers like a ghost I can’t explain
I hear your laugh in strangers' tones
And I break down when I’m alone

You needed truth, I gave you pride
You stood with me, I ran to hide
Now the mirror stares me down
With nothing left but shame to drown

I let you slip away, like light that fades too fast
I never thought the hurt would last
If I could rewrite every line
I’d speak the love I kept inside
But all I have is yesterday
And the price I pay—
I let you slip away

Maybe you’ve found peace somehow
Maybe you’ve stopped missing me by now
But if you ever hear this song
Know I’ve been broken all along

I let you slip away, my greatest, deepest loss
Now every heartbeat knows the cost
If I could hold your hand again
I’d never let it go, my friend
But all I have is yesterday
And the price I pay—
I let you slip away