What You Could've Had

We were strolling past the stores in the streetlamp light

On a Thursday evening that felt almost right

Thought it might be meant to be cause we accidentally matched

Trying to make the feeling of the moment last

The ferris wheel caught your eye for a higher view

You said let's go up and I followed you

You knew exactly all the right things to do

We got ice cream after walking slow through the square

Our favorite flavors and the crisp night air

Side by side in the glow of the street

Everything felt so effortless and sweet

Then that morning at the coffee shop tucked in a booth

Sharing our secrets and the messy kind of truth

I remember the way you looked over the rim of your cup

Like you were finally seeing the world opening up

But now you're looking at a ghost of a life

A different version of the stars in the night

You're staring at the space where I'm supposed to stand

Instead of feeling the weight of my palm in your hand

But you let it go and almost life you'll miss

Yeah we don't have a lot to reminisce

I hope it hits you when you're lying in your bed

Thinking 'bout the things you could've had

We never really argued over anything at all

Or got to see another year of Texas in the fall

I never got to walk through your childhood hall

Or see the faded pictures hanging on your mother's wall

I had the nerves all gathered to walk through your door

To meet the people I was ready to love you for

But the seat stayed empty, the drive was never made

Now the memory of us is starting to fade

The ferris wheel is still turning at the center of town

Taking new lovers up and bringing them down

What you could've had