The saddest lesson. (Love song)

The saddest lesson. [Verse 1] The day you left, the kettle sang, To an empty kitchen chair, Your coat was gone, the hallway cold, Your name still in the air. You said, “I’ll find my way back soon,” But something in your eyes, Had already crossed the county line, And left me with the night. [Pre-Chorus] You can bury a feeling deep, Beneath the things you do, But every road away from love, Still carries part of you. [Chorus] So I’ll learn to sleep without you, Learn the weight of silent tones, Make a little life from all the hurt, You left inside this home. And if you come back through the doorway, With the rain upon your sleeves, My heart is not a place you knew, It’s beating in retreat. [Post-Chorus] I won’t say the fault was only yours, I’ve got my hands unclean, What we had was real as winter light, Just not what it could have been. And even as it faded, It was never make-believe. [Verse 2] Now we’re walking different footpaths, Through the same old little town, Trying not to turn our heads, Too scared to look around. And if you lose the truest part, Of who you used to be, I’ll hope the wind reminds you, Of the love you left with me. [Pre-Chorus] The nights grow long and sleepless, When love becomes so dark, And every clock keeps telling you, it's time to come apart. [Chorus] You’ll learn to sleep without me, Learn the value of your name, Keep the tender parts of you, Out of reach of all the pain. And if I come back through your doorway, With apologies to spare, I’ll know your heart is healing, And I won’t leave another tear. [Post-Chorus] You walk with your shoulders straight, You carry on somehow, Now I miss your sweet brave face, A beauty my eyes cannot allow. There are things that love can teach you, That you only learn in time. [Bridge] It isn’t just the blame we carry, Or the words we couldn’t say, It’s the little lives between us, Watching how we faded away. For the hands that reach for both of us, For mistakes we can't amend, May we turn this broken story, Into something whole again. [Final Chorus] We’ll learn to stand without each other, Still be steady when we can, Not as lovers, not as strangers, Just two people on the mend. And for the ones who call us home, We’ll keep the light on forever, Yeah we may not be together, But we can teach them something better. [Outro] So when the morning finds you, And the old ache comes awake, Know I’ll honour all the distance, That this healing has to take. The love we couldn’t hold, Will be the saddest lesson left behind.