Two Desks Away

[Intro] [Verse 1] Sunlight streams through dusty panes On math books filled with scribbled names You sat two desks away from me Shared every laugh, shared every plea For help on homework, secrets kept While other kids just talked and slept We built our world with paper planes And whispered dreams through windowpanes [Chorus] Now the bell rings different down the hall Your empty desk says it all My childhood friend, my secret crush Gone too soon in the morning rush To another school, another scene Leaving this classroom feeling mean 'Cause half my heart just walked away From the desk two desks away [Verse 2] Remember soccer in the rain? The way you laughed away the pain Of scraped-up knees and losing teams? You lived inside my wildest dreams I practiced speeches in my head Things I wished that I had said But "just best friends" was safer ground Now silence is the only sound [Chorus] Now the bell rings different down the hall Your empty desk says it all My childhood friend, my secret crush Gone too soon in the morning rush To another school, another scene Leaving this classroom feeling mean 'Cause half my heart just walked away From the desk two desks away [Bridge] The new kids talk, the lessons start But something's missing, torn apart That easy smile, that knowing glance Lost in this sudden circumstance I trace the wood grain where you sat Wondering where you're hanging at If you miss the jokes, the silly fights The shared bus rides, the city lights [Chorus] Now the bell rings different down the hall Your empty desk says it all My childhood friend, my secret crush Gone too soon in the morning rush To another school, another scene Leaving this classroom feeling mean 'Cause half my heart just walked away From the desk two desks away [Outro]