The Voicemail I Never

Intro Hey... It's me. You probably won't hear this. Hell... I probably won't send it. ... Anyway...

Verse 1 I drove past That old white church today The one where We swore we'd never change The paint's all gone The bell don't ring Funny... Neither do I These days I still know Every road back home I just don't know Who'd answer the door

Pre-Chorus I've said goodbye A thousand different ways Without ever saying The words That mattered So I keep talking To machines 'Cause they never interrupt

Chorus This is the voicemail I never left Every damn truth Still stuck in my chest If this reaches Who I used to be Tell him He was enough Before the world Started changing everything I keep hanging up Before the tone Like somehow silence Will save my soul This is the voicemail I never left And it's killing me Every night instead

Verse 2 I should've called When Dad got sick Should've drove home Instead of chasing checks Should've stayed One more Sunday Instead of saying "I'll come next time." Funny thing... Next time Never showed up I still hear Mom Calling supper Every time The wind hits right

Pre-Chorus People think Regret sounds loud Nah... It's quiet It sounds like Your own damn truck At two a.m. With nobody Riding shotgun

Bridge Delete. ... Delete. ... Delete. ... ... No. Don't delete this one. If anybody ever hears it... Let it be him. This is the voicemail I should've left Before life Beat hell into my chest Tell my little girl I never missed a day I wasn't thinking About her anyway Tell my brother I still hear his laugh Echoing somewhere Down old railroad tracks Tell that stubborn kid Standing in our yard Don't spend your whole damn life Trying to be hard 'Cause one day You'll have everything Except the people You wanted to tell You loved.

Outro ... If you're hearing this... I finally found The courage... To stop hanging up. ... Love, Me.

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