I met you like a summer storm
Rolling quiet through my sky
You spoke like every truth I’d buried
Woke the fire I let die
And I tried to hold you gently
Like the last light on the plains
But you were always half a footstep
Out the door and gone again
Still I waited in the silence
Where your shadow used to be
’Cause something in you felt like home
Even when you wouldn’t stay with me
Oh, love — you were fate in the making
But you never saw the signs I prayed you’d see
You came around only when the world was breaking
Only touched my hand when you needed something from me
But I loved you like the wind loves the wheat fields
Wild and wrong and wanting anyway
You were the truth I couldn’t keep
And the ghost that never goes away
You called me when your nights were heavy
When the world had turned unkind
And I’d answer like a foolish pilgrim
Thinking maybe this was finally our time
But morning came and you were colder
Than the frost on autumn roads
Leaving me with every unsaid promise
And the ache that never goes
Still I carried all the quiet
Of the words you wouldn’t say
Tell me why the ones who feel like destiny
Are the ones who never stay
Oh, love — you were fate in the making
But you never saw the signs I prayed you’d see
You came around only when the world was shaking
Only touched my heart when you needed something from me
But I loved you like the wind loves the wheat fields
Running wild no matter what they break
You were the truth I couldn’t keep
And the ghost that never goes away
Maybe in another lifetime
You would’ve heard the call
Maybe you would’ve reached for me
Instead of building up your walls
But in this life you’re a memory
Sweet as sin and sharp as rain
And I’m learning how to love the things
That leave but still remain
Oh, love — you were fate in the making
But you never saw the signs I begged you’d see
And I’m done waiting for the day you awaken
To the fire you kept pulling out of me
Still I love you like the wind loves the wheat fields
Soft and endless even when it’s in vain
You were the truth I couldn’t keep
But your echo sings in every grain
Some loves aren’t meant to hold you
But they stay with you anyway.
