The Last Time It Mattered

I waited in the car, outside the airport
as she went in to get him
I could see them through the glass
the plane arrived on time, the man's on time
his life runs just like clockwork
but his face is just a mask
her arms embraced him
or maybe they erased him, I don't know
she's searching in his eyes
asking for a simple piece of information
and he cannot say (cannot?)

That was the last time it mattered
he might not love her anymore
that was the last time it mattered
that he could not say for sure
that was the last time it mattered
that his reasons didn't fly
the last time that love would pass her by

He left a window open wide enough
for her to leave without a whisper
or a sweet goodbye
her love in the hands of another man
was all it took for him to miss her
or to wonder why
his thoughts embrace her
just like they erased her all those years
and he's searching in his soul
asking for a simple piece of information
and he can not say