I wish I listened to myself Convinced you were the one I wish I knew that you were going to leave That all the effort I put in didn’t matter That the love we shared was gone. I wish I knew I would spend forever Just trying to forget.

I wish I knew that I’d miss Every detail of who you were. The way the sunlight lit up your face You’re hair cascading down your back. The way your blue eyes sparkled like the sea. I wish I knew I would miss our late-night car rides, Even though you were late every time. We would talk all night Rocking out to heavy metal tunes. That disaster of a rock festival When we slept in your car.

I didn’t know I would miss the grease you’d get All over you when you fixed your car. I wish I knew I would miss the stories you used to tell Of all the crazy things that happened at work. I wish I knew I would miss crashing on your couch, The way you knew just who I was, Even when everything hit the fan. The way you stood by me, When my own mother walked away. I wish I knew why you chose to leave, And I wish I knew why I can’t stop missing you.