Card Games

I miss staying up late with you on the phone
And making up reasons to not home
I miss the way you'd hold me in your arms
I miss playing card games with your mom and dad
And every single time you would beat me bad
I miss all of the fun we used to have

And I miss everything and I think about it all the time
I think about what I'd do if I woke up and you were still mine
I would kiss your face like on our first date
And then I'd hold you tight
You would never slip away
And I would tell you all the things
That I should've told you every night
And then I'd treat you how you want
Like I should've all along
You would never start to think that things were going wrong
Cause you would know how much I love you
Every second for the rest of our lives
I miss you
I miss you

I miss Mario Kart stretched across the bed
And listening to what's going through your head
I miss all of the talks we used to have
I miss ordering food that we can't afford
And listening to cats scratching at the door
I miss falling asleep with my head against your heart

And I miss everything and I think about it all the time
I think about what I'd do if I woke up and you were still mine
I would kiss your face like on our first date
And then I'd hold you tight
You would never slip away
And I would tell you all the things
That I should've told you every night
And then I'd treat you how you want
Like I should've all along
You would never start to think that things were going wrong
Cause you would know how much I love you
Every second for the rest of our lives
I miss you
I miss you

These aren't just memories
It's a story
And it wasn't finished
And now it'll never be finished
And when you write a story
You try to structure it around these big events
And we do the same thing in love and in life
We try to create these milestones
Things that we'll remember
But in the end
It's not the milestones that I find myself wanting to remember
It's the spaces in between
It's not the time we went to the beach
Or the time you beat me at lasertag
It's the way you always fell asleep in the car
And how we just had to order popcorn
And it's so easy to dwell on the past
And think about what could've been
Because the past is familiar and the future is unpredictable
But I think you'll find
That it's these little things that make us who we are
And who we will be
And so we can't forget about them
We can't ignore them
We can only hold on
And learn to grow from them
Even if it's just a card game

I miss staying up late with you on the phone
And making up reasons to not go home
I miss the way you'd hold me in your arms
I miss playing card games with your mom and dad
And every single time you would beat me bad
I miss all of the fun we used to have
I miss you
I miss you