[Verse 1]
Streetlight flickers on 3rd and Vine, cold cup, late sign,
Pocket full of missed calls, your voicemail on rewind.
Corner booth where we used to split fries and our time,
Now it's echoes of your laugh in the hiss of the skyline.
Keys jangle like a metronome, rhythm of regret,
Taxi wheels whisper secrets that I haven't paid back yet.
I paced that crosswalk, watched the clock like a threat,
If I could fold hours thin, I'd stitch back every step.
I miss you, I wish I could meet you — that's the truth I confess,
Window steamed from the rain, your name written in the mess.
Bus doors sighed, train rolled past, I froze on the steps,
Thought I had another minute — pride stole the rest.
[Chorus — Hook]
I miss you, I wish I could meet you, (miss you) — short and true,
Time slipped, couldn't keep you — heart split in two. (uh)
If moments were movable, I'd bend them toward you, (yeah)
I could have met you by the moment you left, that's what I shoulda' do. (ad-lib: mm)
[Verse 2]
Double-time, double-take, my mind's on replay, (quick)
Every line I didn't say stacks up like unpaid rent today.
You wore winter on your shoulders, laughter like a warm coat,
I froze at the door with my hands in my pockets, turning to ghost.
Punchline — regret ain't quiet, it's loud like a horn,
I traded bold for maybe and now I'm waking at dawn.
Stopped at our corner deli, the fluorescent light's still on,
The owner pours another coffee, says your name like a song.
I could've been that one call, that one step on the floor,
Instead I'm pacing paragraphs of apologies on the door.
I miss you, I wish I could meet you — can't bury that line,
I could have met you by the moment you left — if I had turned time. (double-time ad-libs)
[Chorus — Hook (variation)]
I miss you, I wish I could meet you, louder now, new cue, (miss you)
Time slipped, slipped through my hands — I was slow and untrue. (no lie)
Neon memory of your jacket by the corner where we used to move, (neon blue)
I could have met you by the moment you left — now I'm tracing every groove. (ad-lib: yeah)
[Bridge]
Remember the rain on your collar, coffee steam on the windowsill,
Taste of mint gum, your keys clinked like tiny bells, time standing still.
Your laugh cut the room in half, warm as a kitchen light,
Now the silence keeps the tempo of a city that lost sight.
I close my eyes, hear the subway hum, the echo of your shoes,
The smell of your jacket — cedar and rain and all the news.
If I could steal one sense back, I'd steal that breath, that laugh,
Rewind the streetlight, press play, change the half to a whole — not halves. (ad-lib: yeah)
[Chorus — Hook (final, escalated)]
I miss you, I wish I could meet you — shout it from the roof, (miss you)
Time slipped, couldn't keep you — but I'm chasing the proof. (proof)
If stars could reroute, I'd map every path back to you, (map it)
I could have met you by the moment you left — and I'd make that move. (ad-lib: whoo)
[Outro]
Under that same streetlight, I whisper to the空夜
