I never thought I'd see you again
After that last goodbye
Yet here we are
Staring into each other's eyes

There's something empty about you
I can't quite figure out why
What happened to you all these years
To make you look this way

I never forgot your smile or your eyes
They're still the ghosts haunting my dreams
Endless oceans in there
Potential for happiness and laughter

Nothing sparks inside of me over you
Not a trace of embers to turn into a flame
The hearth is cold to the touch
Unable to be relit any longer

Thoughts of you seep into my mind
Recalling what I liked about you
But there's nothing else there
Not since you abandoned it all

Those thoughts dripping into my awareness
Stirring up old feelings and desires
Nothing I want anything to do with
They have been dormant for a reason

You make a move to reach to me
But I pull away
I can't allow us to go down this path again
I've been there without you for so long

I'm never going back there again
Never taking a chance on you again
Not even with your charming smile
Pain-filled and empty eyes

Don't make me feel things for you
Stop adding the kindling to the fireplace
I'm not lighting the match
No fire is going to be set

Never again will I lead where you won't follow
I learned that lesson and don't need a repeat
You were a boy back then
Perhaps not quite so innocent

Maybe you have grown taller and stronger
Maybe you've collected wisdom from your years
But there's still so much room to grow
Beyond where you are right now

I hope your life treats you right
Nothing good passes you by
But I will stay right here without you
Because I'm never chasing you again.