Billy

Lyrics

BEFORE YOU CLOSED THE DOOR [INTRO — PIANO & SOFT BLUES GUITAR] Twenty-twenty, the whole world was standing still. Then I saw you by that swimming pool, and somehow... I remember you still. [VERSE 1] I had a life already written, we both knew this couldn't be. But one look became a secret, then your voice became part of me. One call became every morning, every night, just me and you. And when they told me my mother had COVID, Billy, the first person I called was you. I don't know why... I just needed to hear your voice. Maybe my heart already knew before I ever made the choice. [CHORUS] Before you closed the door, before you walked away, we had a little piece of forever that wasn't meant to stay. Billy, I won't rewrite our story, I won't pretend it didn't end. But some people leave your life and live inside your heart instead. [VERSE 2] I helped you when you were moving, I took care of Maggie too. Then my own world started breaking, and somehow I could lean on you. When sickness came and found you, I opened up my home. For a little while we had something that felt like a world of our own. Then you went back to your apartment. The door closed... and so did we. [BLUES GUITAR — SHORT SOLO] [BRIDGE] Billy, I miss you. Maybe sometimes memory turns the past into a beautiful mirage. Maybe what I remember isn't exactly what we were... but it's what my heart still holds. And sometimes when I think of your voice, that pool, those calls, Maggie, and the time we shared... my heart beats a little slower. [FINAL CHORUS] Before you closed the door, I wish I'd held you one more time. But I know some roads don't turn around, and yours no longer leads to mine. What we had has no return. I know there's nothing left for us here. No promises, no second chance, no tomorrow waiting there. And I'm learning that's okay. Because sometimes living in our memories still makes my heart feel good. Not because I'm waiting for you... but because once, Billy... we were real. [OUTRO — ALMOST WHISPERED] So close the door. I'll keep what was beautiful here inside my heart. You go your way... I'll go mine. And whenever I miss you, Billy... I'll close my eyes... and I'll see you in my memories. [BLUES GUITAR FADES]