Should I Tell Her

Verse

We grew up on that dirt old road,

Creek between our hearts and home.

She waved at me through summer haze,

Barefoot, laughin’, runnin’ stray.

I carved her name in worn-out bark,

Dreamin’ words to hit the mark.

Just a shy and quiet kid,

Never said what I really did.

Pre-chorus

She’d smile and say, “You’re my best friend,”

And I’d nod like that was the end…

Chorus

Should I tell her how she makes me feel?

Should I cross that line or let it heal?

Every night I lie awake,

Thinkin’ ‘bout the chance I didn’t take.

Maybe someday she’ll see it true —

What my heart’s been tryin’ to do.

Should I tell her?

Should I tell her?

Verse

We grew older, stayed in town,

Life spun ‘round then spun back down.

She found someone, I stayed quiet,

Kept it cool, kept it private.

But I saw behind her smile,

That boy was breakin’ her awhile.

And I thought, maybe one more day,

I’d find the words I couldn’t say.

Pre-chorus

She called sometimes, voice soft and low,

Said, “You’re the only peace I know.”

Chorus

Should I tell her how she makes me feel?

Should I cross that line or let it heal?

Every time she’s hurt and cryin’,

I just sit and keep from tryin’.

Maybe someday she’ll see it true —

What my heart’s been tryin’ to do.

Should I tell her?

Should I tell her?

Bridge

Then one night, the phone went dead,

No more words left to be said.

Found her down by Miller’s Lane,

The creek was high, the sky was rain.

And in my dreams, she still appears,

Her laughter flowing through the years.

If I’d just told her what was true,

Maybe she’d still see the morning dew.

Chorus

I should’ve told her how she made me feel,

Should’ve crossed that line to make it real.

Now I’m talkin’ to the midnight sky,

Askin’ why she said goodbye.

Maybe someday, I’ll see her too —

And she’ll know my heart was true.

I should’ve told her...

Yeah, I should’ve told her.

Outro

By that creek where our hearts first played,

I whisper her name to stars each day.