I Wish You Had Stayed

You’re fading
Like your name in the book you checked out sixteen years ago
I took it home from the church library the week before we parted ways
I wish you had stayed
Behind where my mind goes when it’s lonely
Where the shadows of my doubts keep me company
When I’m missing you
You had to go
You had too many things to see
Too many places pulling you away
You had a home in each melody I write
In every song that’s echoing inside my head
I wish you had stayed
Behind where my mind goes when it’s lonely
Where my past and old questions lie
I wish you had stayed
I wish you had stayed