[Verse 1]
That porch light’s still burnin’ on our old street
Same swing creaks in the southern heat
There’s your name on the mailbox sign
And mine’s just faded from the edge of time
[Verse 2]
That truck I said I’d fix still don’t run
Just sits there missin’ what it could’ve done
Like me, it’s stuck in yesterday
Where I let love slip away
[Pre-Chorus]
Could’ve chased you down, could’ve said what’s true
But I was stubborn, babe, and so were you
[Chorus]
Ten years from now, I’ll be sittin’ here
Same ol’ bar, same ol’ beer
Still hear your laugh like a song on the breeze
Still see your taillights through whiskey dreams
I got a house, but it don’t feel like home
Just four walls where I’m growin’ old
Yeah, the truth’s still heavy somehow…
Ten years from now
[Instrumental Break]
(Brief guitar fill – 8 bars)
[Verse 3]
You’re probably somewhere with a kid or two
Tellin’ 'em stories I once told you
I bet he loves you like I never did
And I don’t blame you for callin’ it quits
[Pre-Chorus]
They say time heals, but I ain’t fine
Just better at pretendin’ I’m alright
[Chorus]
Ten years from now, I’ll still rewind
Every could’ve-been that crossed my mind
You’ll be a photo in a worn-out frame
And I’ll still be shouldering the blame
I got a dog, got a porch, got a view
But none of it matters without you
And I’ll be haunted anyhow…
Ten years from now
[Bridge]
So raise a glass to the man I was
The one who broke what he called love
If I could go back, I swear somehow—
I’d hold you now
[Final Chorus]
But ten years from now, I’ll just be here
Playin’ your voice like vinyl, clear
Wishin’ I’d stayed, wishin’ you knew
All the roads still lead to you
I might smile, I might get by
But I’ll never say goodbye
'Cause some things time won’t allow…
Even ten years from now
[Outro]
Yeah, some things time won’t allow...
Ten years from now