Once Upon Now

Verse

The same date brought me back again,

To where we started, to where it ended.

The old café, the tables outside,

The place where we laughed before love said goodbye.

I still remember the way that we met,

The kind of beginning you never forget.

But somewhere between then and what came to be,

We lost what we thought would last endlessly.

Pre-Chorus

I came to face what I left behind,

To close that chapter and clear my mind.

Chorus

Once Upon Now,

I'm standing where we once stood proud.

I came to let the old days rest,

To lay to sleep what once felt blessed.

Once Upon Now,

I'll face the truth I can't disavow.

Some things are over,

though they mattered back then,

And I won't let the past pull me under again.

Turn the page, let it lie,

No more asking myself why.

One last look before I go,

Once Upon Now.

Verse

I thought I'd leave before the evening grew late,

Then a stranger walked in,

and I forgot to check the date.

Caught my eye with a half-raised brow,

I can't explain what was different just now.

We spoke for a moment, then somehow stayed,

Letting small talk turn into a game we played.

You leaned a little closer to hear what I said,

And a thought I had buried stirred in my head.

Pre-Chorus

You smiled, and I lost my train of thought,

This wasn't something I'd come here for.

Chorus

Once Upon Now,

I'm losing the certainty I had till now.

Your easy laugh keeps pulling me near,

And the rest of the room seems to disappear.

Once Upon Now,

I can't quite tell what draws me in now.

Each move you make keeps drawing me in,

And I catch myself hoping this won't end.

A little closer,

A little too near,

I can't quite explain it,

Once Upon Now.

Verse

We stepped outside, still caught in the talk,

You matched my pace on the way down the walk.

Your fingers brushed mine; neither pulled away,

We let that small moment have its say.

You looked at me and I don't know what you have done,

I tried to stay cool, but can't make it undone.

For the first time in years, I forgot to pretend,

and wanted the moment to go on again.

Bridge

I thought that losing love meant losing the part

That lets someone close enough to reach your heart.

But I don't have to erase what has been

To feel something new under my skin.

The past can be past; it can stay where it lies,

While something quite different takes me by surprise.

Final-Chorus

Once Upon Now,

I'm not the one who came here worn down.

Your hand in mine feels easy and strange,

Funny how one touch can make everything change.

Once Upon Now,

I won't pretend I know where this goes.

No promises made, no future laid out,

Just a rediscovered feeling I don't want to live without.

Outro

The same old coast, the same evening air,

Your footsteps beside me, your hand resting there.

No need to decide what tomorrow will bring,

Tonight has become an entirely different thing.

Fade Out

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