Best I Never Had

I’ve been gone for so long now
Chasing everything that’s new
I’ve forgotten how I got here
But I’ve not forgotten you

We were both children, our eyes open
And you were all that I could see
You lay close enough to know my heartbeat but
Not close enough for me

Through the good times and the bad
You were the best I never had
The only chance I wish I had to take
There was no writing on the wall
No warning signs to follow
I know now, I just can’t forget
You’re the best I never had

In this motel well past midnight
When I’m bluer than a bruise
You come drifting in through the half-light
In your funny yellow shoes
 I hope that’s you standing at my doorway
And that’s the scratching of your key
And I hope this song I’m singing one day finds you
Wherever you may be