What Never Was

I miss what never was
Lines we never crossed
Stories we almost told
And I wonder
Who's making you smile
Do you still laugh like a child
I swear I hear it sometimes

And I try to forget you
But sometimes I forget to
And it's so damn hard
It's so damn hard
To think about the could've beens
The never was but should've been
And it's still so hard
And I wonder

How can I miss
What never was
There was never goodbye
Because there was never an us
How can I miss
What never was
I guess the bad timing
Got the best of us
But what if you stayed
What if I didn't run
What if the one that got away
Was the one
And what if we met
When we weren't so young
What if the one that got away
Was the one

Counting missed birthdays
Does the age show on your face
I remember all these memories
That we almost made

So I try to forget you
But sometimes I forget to
And it's so damn hard
It's so damn hard
To think about the could've beens
The never was but should've been
And it's still so hard
And I wonder

How can I miss
What never was
There was never goodbye
Because there was never an us
How can I miss
What never was
I guess the bad timing
Got the best of us
But what if you stayed
What if I didn't run
What if the one that got away
Was the one
And what if we met
When we weren't so young
What if the one that got away
Was the one

And you may not even remember
That one night in Denver
We sat up on your roof
And talked til the sun came up
We shared a stolen bottle of whiskey
I said "my dad's gonna kill me"
But we didn't care
We could've stayed right there

How can I miss
What never was
What if this feeling only ever happens once
But what if you stayed
What if I didn't run
What if the one that got away
Was the one
And what if we met
When we weren't so young
What if the one that got away
Was the one