Lyrics
[Verse 1] I still know the sound of your key in the door that little hesitation like you’d been here before And I still leave a space on the edge of the bed some habits don't listen to the things that we've said We were good at pretending that good was enough we could call it forever when forever got tough You'd look out the window I'd look at the floor two people together but asking for more [Pre-Chorus] And maybe we wanted the same kind of life just not at the same time [Chorus] What we couldn't keep wasn't ours to hold What we couldn't keep still follows me And I would've stayed if staying made sense What we couldn't keep doesn't have to hurt So I'll carry the good and I'll let the rest go What we couldn't keep... I still loved it, you know [Verse 2] I found your old photograph behind a book I nearly put it back before I looked You were laughing at something I can't quite recall and for just a few seconds I had it all Not the ending not the silence not the words we couldn't say just your hand inside mine on an ordinary day [Pre-Chorus] Maybe that's the trouble with memories like these they don't ask for forgiveness they just ask you to breathe [Chorus] What we couldn't keep wasn't ours to hold What we couldn't keep still follows me And I would've stayed if staying made sense What we couldn't keep doesn't have to hurt So I'll carry the good and I'll let the rest go What we couldn't keep... I still loved it, you know [Bridge] And if I see you someday I hope I don't look away I hope I can smile I hope you found somewhere And I hope you remember.. [Final Chorus] What we couldn't keep doesn't have to be gone What we couldn't keep still stays behind us and some still carries on [Refrain] And I would've stayed but I finally see sometimes letting go is the last way to keep All the beautiful parts that were true while they lasted [Outro] What we couldn't keep... was never nothing What we couldn't keep... was enough