In the glow of our yesteryears
We were wild we were free
With the moon as our witness
Secrets kept in the midnight breeze
Your laughter a melody
My heart's unrestrained song
But the notes fell to silence
As the right turned to wrong
Now I'm singing a ballad to
The ghost of your touch
Aching for the echoes of
A love that meant so much
I can see the truth now
Through the mist of regret
Loving a memory
For you're a silhouette
We were art in the making
Every brushstroke a vow
But I blurred all our colors
Can't restore them now
I'm a wiser me walking
Where once a fool dared to roam
Yet here in my solace
I still whisper your name alone
I'm holding onto shadows
While the world spins apart
Yearning for the warmth of
Your once kindred heart
It's a love that's now platonic
A flame that's lost its spark
Burning for the one who's now
Just a watermark
If time could reverse
I'd rewrite every line
Craft our story anew
With the wisdom of time
But dreams are just dreams
And they often disguise
The reality that now
We live separate lives
So I cherish the past
Love that once took flight
You're the star in my sky
That's just out of sight
It's a dance of what's untouchable
The past and its thrills
I love who you were
Not the space that it fills
Forgive my past wrongs is my silent plea
Our love's a lost chapter in the book of what used to be
An ocean between us under the vast starry dome
Holding love for a memory as I walk this journey alone
And so I whisper 'goodnight' to the past's sweet refrain
Loving you in a world where we cannot remain