Still Right There

Verse

It was summer in the city, nineteen-ninety-five,

We were young, dumb, and burning so alive.

Clare, you were lightning, I was chasing the storm,

But I never knew how cold it’d feel without your warmth.

You left with tears, I stayed with pride,

I thought time would heal, but it just lied.

And now I’m standing in the ruins of a man,

Still whispering your name, with these empty hands.

Chorus

Clare…

After all these years, you’re still right there.

In the corners of my mind, in every midnight prayer.

I know I let you go, I know I let us fall…

But I never stopped loving you — not once, not at all.

So if there's a way, if there's a chance…

Clare, I’m begging you — let me try again.

Verse

I saw you in a café just the other day,

You smiled like time hadn’t passed away.

But I stood frozen, afraid to speak,

Still the same damn fool from twenty years deep.

I’ve held others, but not like you,

No one else ever felt so true.

They say hearts move on, but mine refused,

It's still stuck in the past… still bruised and used.

Bridge

I’d rewrite every page, take back every fight,

I’d hold you close and never leave your side.

If I had one more chance, just one more day…

I’d spend it loving you the right damn way.

Chorus

Clare…

Even now, I swear, you're everywhere.

In the songs I write, in the cool night air.

I know I can't undo what I let fall…

But I never stopped loving you — not once, not at all.

So if you’re out there, if you still believe…

Clare, come back to me — I need you to see…

Outro

It’s been twenty years, but I still care…

It’s still you…

It’s still Clare.