The Other Side of Missing

Intro — quiet, almost whispered

Yeah...

I don't even know why I still do this.

You so far away, but somehow

You still all over me.

Verse 1

It's getting late, I'm staring at your name again

Typing out a message, then deleting it

I tell my boys I'm good, I don't bring you up

But a couple drinks in, I start giving a fuck

Your side of the bed still don't feel right

I been sleeping with the TV on every night

Funny how the silence get louder when you're gone

I can have a whole room full of people and still feel alone

You said the distance wouldn't change us

Guess we both had different meanings

Now I only hear your voice when I'm dreaming

And I wake up reaching for somebody who ain't here

Pre-Chorus

I hate that I miss you

Hate that I care

Hate that I'd still come running

If you said you needed me there

Chorus

I hate that I love you like this

Hate that your name still tastes like a kiss

You ain't here, but I feel you in my bed

Got a million things I wish I would've said

And I hate these nights when the phone don't ring

Hate hearing songs that remind me of things

I tell everybody I'm finally moving on

Then I get home and remember you're gone

Verse 2

I wonder if you ever drive past our old spot

Or if you packed up every memory that we got

Do you ever start a sentence with my name

Then catch yourself and act like nothing changed?

I been outside, I been meeting new faces

But nobody feels right in these unfamiliar places

And I hate that I'm comparing every touch

To somebody who ain't even here to fuck it up

You wanted space, I gave you miles

Now I can't remember the last time I heard you smile

I thought being apart would make it easier

But every day without you just makes it clearer

Bridge — stripped piano, vulnerable vocals

If I called you, would you answer?

Would we talk like we used to?

Would you tell me that you miss me

Or pretend that you don't want to?

I don't need you to come back tonight

I just need to know I'm not the only one

Lying awake on the other side

Missing what we were before we came undone

Final Chorus — layered harmonies

I hate that I love you like this

Hate that your name still tastes like a kiss

You ain't here, but I feel you in my bed

Got a million things I wish I would've said

And I hate these nights when the phone don't ring

Hate hearing songs that remind me of things

I tell everybody I'm finally moving on

Then I get home and remember you're gone

Outro — distant, breathy vocals

I don't even wanna call you...

I just wish you were here.

That's all.

I just wish you were here.