Oscar & Chill - Before Us

You said I wouldn't do that now
I laughed because neither would I
Funny how we still blame
People who don't exist for things
We both survived

You were twenty-three and always leaving
I was certain being right
Could make somebody stay
We made promises
With no idea what they would cost
And called each other cruel when we couldn't pay

I know your face but not the person
Who wears it now
Maybe that's
A beautiful thing

We sat across the table
Talking about those years like two witnesses
Remembering the same accident differently
You apologized for something
I'd already forgiven
I almost apologized
For remembering it

Maybe there was a life before us
Before we learned how to be who we are
Maybe those two people did the best they could
With what little they knew

When we stood to leave
You hugged me

And for once I didn't search it
For meaning
You were just you
I was just me
That was enough

I hope you forgive who I was
I've been trying
To do the same