You Didn't Choose Me

I waited by the doorway
Like you said you might come through
Every little silence
Sounded something like the truth
I learned your favorite records
Kept your coffee sweet and warm
But loving you was standing
In the middle of a storm


And I kept believing
You’d finally see
What was right in front of you
Standing here with me


But you didn’t choose me
You chose the leaving instead
Left my name hanging
Like words you never said
I gave you every heartbeat
Every piece for free
And that’s the hardest part—
You didn’t choose me


Now the nights are colder
But at least they’re honest too
No more chasing shadows
Trying to hold onto you
I replay every moment
Like a movie in my mind
Wondering if I missed the sign
You were never really mine


Still I hear your voice
In every crowded street
But memories don’t love you back
No matter how you plead


Cause you didn’t choose me
You chose the open door
Turned away so easy
Like we were nothing more
I would’ve crossed forever
Just to make you see
But love means nothing
If you don’t choose me


Maybe one day
You’ll think about my name
And realize the kind of love
You’ll never find again
But by then I’ll be gone
Learning how to breathe
Without waiting for someone
Who didn’t choose me


No, you didn’t choose me
But I’m choosing myself now
Picking up the broken
Learning to stand somehow
And even if it hurt me
Maybe being free
Is better than loving someone
Who didn’t choose me.