Paper Stars

Found a note inside a paperback

Dated June and fading fast

You drew a heart then scratched it out

Like you already had your doubts

Found a screenshot in my phone

Buried where I never look

You were laughing at something dumb

Halfway falling off the couch

And it caught me off guard

How a moment stays alive

Long after everybody leaves

And the years go by

Pre-Chorus

Funny what survives

A couple words, a blurry light

A song we played a thousand times

Coming back on random nights

Chorus

Now you're just paper stars

Scattered through my memory

Not bright enough to lead me home

Just bright enough to see

And I don't miss you like I did

I don't sit around and wonder why

You were a beautiful part of my life

And that's alright

Verse 2

Found the playlist that we made

Still named after your street

Most the songs don't hit the same

But I let them play anyway

There's a photo booth strip somewhere

Tucked inside my desk drawer

Four frames trying not to laugh

Like we thought we'd stay that young

And I like that version of us

The one before we knew

That growing up could mean

Growing out of something too

Pre-Chorus

Funny what survives

The little things we left behind

A concert band, a voice note saved

A thousand ordinary nights

Chorus

Now you're just paper stars

Scattered through my memory

Not bright enough to lead me home

Just bright enough to see

And I don't miss you like I did

I don't sit around and wonder why

You were a beautiful part of my life

And that's alright

Bridge

Sometimes when the windows down

And summer's hanging in the air

I swear I hear your laugh again

Floating somewhere out there

Not because I'm holding on

Or wishing things were different now

Some people leave

But never really leave somehow

Final Chorus

Now you're just paper stars

Floating through my history

Not a wound and not a scar

Just a piece of who I used to be

And I don't need another chance

Or a way to change goodbye

You were a

A beautiful part of my life

And that's alright

Mm

Yeah, that's alright