The House We Never Bought

Lyrics

**[Verse 1 – Male]** I drove that old street yesterday, Nothing's really changed. White fence... blue shutters... Even the flowers look the same. Funny how a place can keep A memory alive... Like it's been waiting all these years For us to arrive. **[Verse 2 – Female]** I remember standing there, You reached for my hand. Said, "Give me just a little time... I'll build everything we planned." I could almost hear the laughter, Echo through the halls... Now somebody else's picture frame Is hanging on those walls. **[Pre-Chorus – Both]** We never lost the dream... We just lost each other. Funny how forever... Turned into another. **[Chorus – Both]** What color would've filled those empty rooms? Would your side still smell like your perfume? Would there be little shoes beside the door? Would we still be dancing on that kitchen floor? Now every light that shines through someone else's window Feels like a life we'll never know. It wasn't just a house... It was the life we never got to hold. **[Verse 3 – Male]** I still slow down every time I pass that little street. Like maybe somehow fate Might finally let us meet. Crazy how a mailbox Can carry so much weight... When it never had the chance To ever wear our name. **[Verse 4 – Female]** I still catch myself wondering If you'd paint the baby's room blue... Or if we'd spend every Sunday Arguing over something small, then laughing too. The future disappeared so quietly... We never heard it leave. Sometimes the loudest heartbreak Is everything you never get to see. **[Bridge – Male / Female]** **Male:** Do you ever drive by? **Female:** Sometimes... when I can't sleep. **Male:** Do you still picture us? **Female:** Every time I see that street. **Both:** Some people lose each other... We lost a whole lifetime. **[Final Chorus – Both]** What songs would've echoed through those walls? Who would've answered when our children called? Would your hand still find mine in the dark? Would that old front porch still hold our hearts? Now every window glows for someone else tonight... While we're still living in a different life. It wasn't just a house... It was every tomorrow... We never got to call our own. **[Outro – Both]** Maybe somebody else is making memories there... But somehow... It'll always be... The house we never bought.