He laid his head in my lap like nothing had happened
filled my chest with memories of how we were back then
He felt my heart retract as I watched the weight in his eyes hold him up
with words tucked under the smile he cracked
he said "Is it really that bad, or just bad luck?"

He left that night with the same brightness in his eyes
And it's nothing against him but I don't think he ever wanted me more
than in that one goodbye
Once undeterred by our differences we could still say we tried
didn't do each other wrong, but couldn't do each other right.