This One's For You

I was tuning up my old guitar Same small room, same worn-out bar Checking lines on a faded setlist Then I saw you walk in You were standing near the back wall Quiet like you used to be For a second I forgot the words When you looked back at me --- Funny how a single look Can bring back what I left behind I kept my hands on the microphone But you were running through my mind --- So I'll sing what I couldn't say Let the room carry it away All the words we never used Still sound a little like you They just hear another song They don't know where it comes from If tonight is all we get I'll leave this one with you --- You were there when we had nothing Cheap coffee and borrowed time Writing dreams on paper napkins Thinking we'd be alright Old guitars and empty venues Late nights after soundcheck We were chasing something bigger Before we knew what we'd lose --- Every place feels a little different Since the day we walked away Funny how the smallest moments Never really fade --- So I'll sing what I couldn't say Let the room carry it away All the words we never used Still sound a little like you They just hear another song They don't know where it comes from If tonight is all we get I'll leave this one with you --- When the last light hits the stage And the chairs start clearing out Maybe we'll become strangers With a memory we found No more promises to chase No more reasons to explain Just your smile across the room Before you disappear again --- So I'll sing what I couldn't say One last time before you fade Every word I couldn't give Is still somewhere in this place They'll remember just a song I'll remember where it came from Some people don't stay forever But they never leave completely --- I put the guitar back down You were gone before the lights But somewhere in the empty room I found us one more time