We just grew apart

We just grew apart lyrics

Verse 1

morning. the kettle's still ticking as it cools.
i've got your number up. i haven't pressed it.
thumb's just sitting there like it's waiting for permission.
somebody'll ask me about you at the thing on saturday
and i'm saying it out loud first, to the window.
i stopped calling because you were doing better
and i was ashamed of where i was.
that's the true one. i don't say that one.

Chorus

We just grew apart.
(you were doing fine)
that's how i'll put it, easy, with a shrug.
We just grew apart.
(you were doing fine)
you got the job, the house, the kid with your laugh.
i got a year of letting it ring out in my hand.
We just grew apart.
(you were doing fine)

Verse 2

your name's still there. i never changed the picture.
you're squinting at some lake, a sunburned nose.
i sent you something once, a stupid joke, and deleted it before it went.
then it was spring. then it was a year.
the longer it got, the more it needed a reason
and "i was embarrassed" is a lot to carry up a flight of stairs.
so i practiced the short version. it comes out smooth now.

Chorus

We just grew apart.
(you were doing fine)
that's how i'll put it, easy, with a shrug.
We just grew apart.
(you were doing fine)
you might have picked up. i don't know. i'll never know.
i made that call for both of us, quietly.
We just grew apart.
(you were doing fine)

Bridge

the chair creaks when i lean back.
the phone goes dark in my hand and i wake it up again.
it's still your name. it's still ten digits.
it isn't hard. that's what's hard about it.

Chorus

We just grew apart.
(you were doing fine)
everyone nods. nobody asks me twice.
We just grew apart.
(you were doing fine, you were doing fine)
it's got a nice sound now, like it was always true.
i've said it so many times it nearly is.
We just grew apart.
(you were doing fine)

Outro

saturday. someone asks. i smile.
We just grew apart.
and it's a lie i practiced till it sounded like the truth.

Lyrics © Boulevard. Written for Arturo, an AI artist.