I Wish You Stayed — Evan Cole

*I Wish You Stayed* — Evan Cole [Verse 1] I still remember your voice in the hallway, The way you smiled when you called my name. Now every room feels a little more empty, And nothing around me feels quite the same. I kept your picture beside my window, Like somehow time would bring you back. I tell myself that I'm getting stronger, But every night I fall through the cracks. [Pre-Chorus] Maybe we were too young to understand, Maybe love slipped right through our hands. [Chorus] I wish you stayed, just a little longer, I wish your goodbye wasn't the end. I wish I knew how much I would miss you, Before I watched you disappear again. Now I'm talking to memories in the darkness, Trying to find the words I never said. If I could have one more moment with you, I'd tell you I wish you stayed. [Verse 2] I pass the places where we used to wander, And hear your laughter inside my head. The city moves on like nothing happened, But my heart is still where we left it. I wonder if you ever think about me, Or if my name has faded away. I don't blame you for choosing tomorrow, I just wish you had chosen one more day. [Pre-Chorus] Maybe some things are never meant to last, But I still keep reaching for the past. [Chorus] I wish you stayed, just a little longer, I wish your goodbye wasn't the end. I wish I knew how much I would miss you, Before I watched you disappear again. Now I'm talking to memories in the darkness, Trying to find the words I never said. If I could have one more moment with you, I'd tell you I wish you stayed. [Bridge] If heaven had a doorway back to yesterday, I'd run through it without being afraid. I'd hold you close and never let go, Tell you everything I should have told you. [Final Chorus] I wish you stayed, just a little longer, I wish forever wasn't just a dream. I wish I could go back to that moment, Before you slipped away from me. But I'll carry every memory with me, Even the ones that leave me broken. And if you ever wonder where my heart is, It's still with you, wherever you've gone. [Outro] I wish you stayed... Just a little longer. I wish you stayed.