What We Almost Were

Oh, we could have been great.

We could have made amazing memories,

we could be continuing to make memories,

to this day.

We were almost beautiful.

We were almost magical.

We were almost in love.

But you had to move on.

You had to go and show the world,

that kids from rural Tennessee could be something too.

That doesn't change that we were almost something great.

That doesn't change this aching feeling in my heart,

of regret,

for letting you go.

I need to let go of what we almost were,

but it's harder than I thought.

I want you to come back,

but you shouldn't,

you are where you need to be.

But I want you back,

I really fucking want you back,

so that we could see what all those maybes could have been.

I want you back,

so that I don't regret losing you for the rest of my life.