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#notnexttime
They said not next time And no goodbyes It took me by shock And surprise I was frozen in that moment I thought if I could just hold it All together We would be fine And I would be able to see one more time It’s crazy to think All I want is an hour with my family And I play by all the rules But i always lose You were the sunshine After thunder and lightning You were the air in my lungs The warmth in my bones After almost drowning And in 2 minutes, that was stolen And they said not next time And no goodbyes And even then i played by the rules And when they told me to stop crying I held in my cries I guess I hoped they would see That it wasn’t me And they would give us a chance to just speak But they held firm And said not next time And no goodbyes You’ve always broken the rules And called people fools When they told you what to do So you knocked on my window And you pulled me through As I cried And sobbed your name You kissed me twice on the cheek But all that was done in vain Because there are five words I didn’t get to say though I love you big bro
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Mar 2
Mar 2, 2026 at 10:30 PM UTC
Not Next Time