Bus Rides and Creekside Goodbyes

[Intro] [Verse 1] We sat in the back where the sunlight would fade, Your laugh mixed with engine hum, memories we made. Two backpacks, one seat, the world rushing by, Now the window’s cold glass catches tears I can’t hide. [Verse 2] The creek knew our secrets, the stones held our tread, Your lips tasted like summer, your whispers like thread. But autumn leaves crumble where our promises lay, And the water runs colder where you slipped away. [Pre-Chorus] We carved our names in the old oak’s side, Now the bark’s grown over, and the letters hide. The bus stop’s deserted, just ghosts in the air, And the driver won’t notice that you’re no longer there. [Chorus] Oh, the wheels keep turning, but the road’s split in two, One leads to the creek, one’s away from you. Our love was a detour, a bittersweet ride, Now I’m tracing the map of a heart left behind. [Verse 3] Your scarf’s still entangled in the seat’s rusty spring, A relic of winter, of the songs we would sing. The brakes hiss your name at each stop we once shared, But the aisle’s just silence, and the seats are all spared. [Bridge] The rain blurs the windows like the day we said “when,” But the creek’s overflowing, and it can’t hold us again. I’ll fold up the moments, stash ‘em under my bed, With the ticket stubs faded and the words left unsaid. [Chorus] Oh, the wheels keep turning, but the road’s split in two, One leads to the creek, one’s away from you. Our love was a detour, a bittersweet ride, Now I’m tracing the map of a heart left behind. [Outro]