I said some words I can't take back
They cut too deep, they left you cracked
I thought that silence meant I won
But all I did was make you run
And I see it now, the pain I caused
The look you gave before you lost
All the trust you had in me
But all I ever meant was "stay"
Not to watch you walk away
I was scared to say I need you
Now I’m haunted every day
By the things I didn’t do
By the love I never gave
But all I ever meant was stay
I wore a mask, I played it cold
I let the distance take control
You reached for me, I turned away
And now I live with what I made
And I hate the way I let you down
Now I'm just a ghost in this town
Chasing echoes of your name
But all I ever meant was "stay"
Not to watch you walk away
I was scared to say I need you
Now I’m haunted every day
By the things I didn’t do
By the love I never gave
But all I ever meant was stay
If I could turn the hands of time
I’d go back just to call you mine
Undo the lies, erase the pain
And whisper, "Please don’t go again"
'Cause all I ever meant was "stay"
Not to push your heart away
I was broken, I was blind
Now your shadow fills my days
With the words I didn’t say
And the love I threw away
But all I ever meant… was stay
So if you hear this someday soon
Know this song was made for you
I'm still here, I never changed
Just a little late to say...
All I ever meant… was stay