If Yesterday Came Back I Would Still Have Left You

If Yesterday Came Back I Would Still Have Left You

If yesterday came back tomorrow,

and placed us where we used to stand,

I would still walk away from you,

with the same resolve I held in my hand.

I spent too many years believing,

the promises you liked to weave,

holding onto fading hopes,

long after I should have chosen to leave.

You always knew the words to say,

whenever I began to doubt,

turning every question around,

until I forgot what it was about.

I carried burdens that were yours,

while you walked freely through each day,

expecting me to fix the damage,

you left scattered along the way.

The love I gave was genuine,

it came from somewhere deep inside,

yet honesty alone cannot survive,

when respect and trust have both died.

There were nights I cried in silence,

wondering where we lost our way,

trying to rescue what was broken,

while you watched it slip away.

Now I look back with clearer eyes,

seeing truths I could not see then,

understanding some endings arrive,

to save us from beginning again.

If yesterday came back tomorrow,

nothing would persuade me to stay,

because loving you cost too much,

and leaving gave my life away.

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