I Never Promised to Stop Loving You

Intro
The moving truck pulled out at five
Your picture frames were packed inside
One gold ring in a kitchen drawer
And your footsteps weren't here anymore

Verse 1
We split the records, split the chairs
Left half a life in empty squares
You took the keys, I took the blame
We swore we'd never play that game
No more midnight calls after two
No more asking what we're gonna do
We said we'd let the old love die
And I believed you when you said goodbye

Pre-Chorus
I thought letting go meant letting you fade
I didn't know love could live in the space we made

Chorus
I promised to let you go
I promised I wouldn't turn around
I promised not to chase your ghost
When the silence came around
But I never promised to stop loving you
Never said my heart would change
You can walk away from a house we built
But you can't always walk away from the flame

Verse 2
A few good months and I found my feet
Work all day, Friday nights, friends to meet
There was a woman sitting next to me
And for a while I could finally breathe
Then your number lit up the phone
You asked if I was happy on my own
I said, "Yeah, I'm doing fine"
Then you asked, "Do you ever miss me sometimes?"

Pre-Chorus
I said, "Not anymore," but we both knew
There are some lies that sound like the truth

Chorus
I promised to let you go
I promised I wouldn't turn around
I promised not to chase your ghost
When the silence came around
But I never promised to stop loving you
Never said my heart would change
You can walk away from a house we built
But you can't always walk away from the flame

Bridge
Then you sent that old song we used to play
Showed up at the bar three Fridays straight
Said you missed me, then disappeared
Left me with the words I wanted to hear
And I finally knew what hurt the most
I wasn't mad at you for letting go
I was mad at the part of me
That still hoped you'd come back home to me

Bridge
God knows I wanted to say, "Come inside"
God knows I almost changed my mind

Final Chorus
I promised to let you go
And I meant every word I said
So when you came knocking at my door
I didn't let you back in my head
God knows I wanted to say, "Come inside"
God knows I almost changed my mind
But loving you don't mean I have to lose
Everything I finally learned to do
I promised to let you go
And I'll keep that promise till the end
I never promised to stop loving you
I just promised we wouldn't break again

Outro
I put your pictures back in the box
And smiled before I closed the lid