Lyrics

Letter to Chad

Verse 1
Thought of you tonight when a message came through,
From a stranger’s number—it no longer belonged to you.
Just hit me, you’re gone, though I hoped it was wrong,
So I sat in the quiet, feeling alone.

Verse 2
Jeffrey told me that morning you left,
Your boss sent you home; said you needed the rest.
Didn’t pick up, no call, and I felt the ache,
They found you on the floor by the entrance gate.

Chorus
I’d give anything to go back to that day,
When you called with nothing to say.
Just talked about your Vespa, riding ‘round town,
I know now, you just wanted me around.

I’d give anything to hear your voice again,
A simple word, like back then.
I’d give anything to see you here,
Just one more chance to feel you near.

Verse 3
Now I understand a little about faith,
Never wanted to believe so late.
In a heaven where we might meet again,
Brings me comfort, like you’re not really at the end.

Bridge
I wish I’d had the courage to love you through,
But fear held me back—I was scared of the truth.
So I played it safe, stayed close as a friend,
No demands, no expectations, a love with no end.

But it came to this, and too soon you were gone,
I wish it were us, together moving on.
This feeling of emptiness, left here alone,
Missing you more than I’ve ever known.

Verse 4
We were young, and I didn’t see,
Too caught up in fear to let love be.
I didn’t know love came with a cost,
Of holding close what I feared to have lost.

Happiest days that I didn’t see clear,
As fear took the wheel, love faded to rear.
I hated that feeling of being exposed,
Wish I’d been brave enough to hold you close.

Chorus
I’d give anything to go back to that day,
When you called with nothing to say.
Just talked about your Vespa, riding ‘round town,
I know now, you just wanted me around.

I’d give anything to hear your voice again,
A simple word, like back then.
I’d give anything to see you here,
Just one more chance to feel you near.

Outro
I hope there really is a heaven, I truly do,
So I’ll have something to look forward to.
If there’s another chance, I’ll be braver this time,
To hold on to love, to let fear unwind.