Mm

If I’d stayed five more minutes
I might’ve said it out loud
Might’ve let the truth trip over
Every reason I shut it down
Clock on the wall said nothing
But I still heard time leave
Some things don’t break when you rush ‘em
They just don’t come back easy

If I’d stayed five more minutes
Would it’ve changed a thing?
Or just gave the hurt a sentence
Instead of letting it breathe

Your coffee was going cold
Mine was already done
Whole room felt like a doorway
Nobody wanted to run
I don’t replay it like a movie
Just that part where I stood
Hand on the knob, heart steady
Knowing I probably should

If I’d stayed five more minutes
Would it’ve softened the edge?
Or would it’ve taught me quicker
Why I left it unsaid

I don’t regret leaving early
I regret knowing why

If I’d stayed five more minutes
I’d still be me right now
Just with a different silence
Sitting where you were found
I don’t chase what-if endings
I don’t rewrite that night
I just live with the knowing
That I chose when I chose to walk