The Girl I Never Knew

I'm not the type that people will pack up their lives for
I'm not the type people cry for
Not even the kind who would vie for what's mine
No, I'm the type of person who's used to cold shoulders
Who wouldn't mind growing older
With no one to hold her

I've never been the one
Who gets to ride off into the sunset
So, oh, I never did expect
To be the one that he'd choose
How could I be in the wrong
When I have waited for so long?
Yet, I wagered up my best bet
I'd be the one who'd lose

To the girl I never knew
Now I think of you when I hold him
I know you loved him well
It's not your fault we fell and left you broken (broken)
You had him back by your side, all while I stayed alone
You'll never know how I cried on that night he went home
Knowing you'd have him while I'd have his voice on the phone
And I'm not used to winning, oh

I was the person I knew that you'd hate from the get-go
"She's just a close friend though", oh
Honey, we both know that's a lie
I'm quite qualified at avoiding romances
I made no advances, yet by some happenstances
He was mine

And suddenly I'm the one riding into the sunset
Before I've had enough time yet, for me to make up my mind
I'd never let my heart play a part in a decision
And he's not what I envisioned
But I love him, I'm surprised
We would wait if we were wise
'Cause we both realise that he's leaving behind

The girl I never knew
I still think of you when I hold him
I'm sure you loved him well
There's so much I could tell, he's left unspoken
Now, I've got him by my side and it's you who's alone
But no matter how hard I try, he won't feel like my own
I have the grown up but you got to watch him grow

There's so much I'd been missing
And that don't feel like winning

I love him though
I love him, oh
He loves me, so

It's my turn to love him, so
This one's my beginning