Echoes in the Parking Lot
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[Verse 1] Half-price flowers on your backseat Gas receipt folded in your wallet You said “I’m fine Just need some fresh air” But you were staring through the concrete [Pre-Chorus] You trace circles on the steering wheel Like you’re drawing every doubt you feel I’m right here But you’re miles away Trying to find the words you’re scared to say [Chorus] So we sit in the parking lot Headlights fading Both of us talking But nothing is changing Every little silence cuts more than the plot we wrote Thought we had forever Now it’s breaking slow Yeah We sit in the parking lot Hearts near empty Trying to remember when you really loved me If this is the ending Can we make it soft? Just hold my hand before we drive off [Verse 2] You laugh once But it falls too quickly Like a song skipping on the last line Your hands shake when you fix the mirror Like you’re scared to look yourself in the eye [Pre-Chorus] You say “It’s not you I’m just tired” But I see the truth catching fire All our little plans in the rearview glow Guess this is where we learn to let go [Chorus] So we sit in the parking lot Headlights fading Both of us talking But nothing is changing Every little silence cuts more than the plot we wrote Thought we had forever Now it’s breaking slow Yeah We sit in the parking lot Hearts near empty Trying to remember when you really loved me If this is the ending Can we make it soft? Just hold my hand before we drive off [Bridge] Maybe in another life We make it past this yellow light But every “what if” just pulls us apart So kiss me once more Then put the car in park [Chorus] We still sit in the parking lot Headlights fading Both of us knowing there’s no more saving Every little silence says more than we ever spoke Two tired actors stepping off the joke Yeah We sit in the parking lot Hearts near empty Learning how to leave the ones who meant we If this is the ending Let it be enough Just hold my hand Then let me go Love