ONCE UPON A TIME

Verse 1

Once upon a time I knew your name

Back when summers never seemed to end

We carved our initials in the maple bark

Then the seasons turned and took the spark

Pre-Chorus

Funny how a fairy tale fades

Pages yellow and the ink runs thin

Funny how I still turn to your side

Reach for someone who was never mine

Chorus

Once upon a time

You were every word I'd write

Once upon a time

Now it's just a line

Once upon a time

Fading in the light

Verse 2

Somewhere in a story I still live

Chapter where I promised you the moon

But the plot got lost between the drafts

And the hero never made it home

Pre-Chorus

Strangers now with matching memories

I keep yours tucked behind my ribs

Strangers now but I recall the day

When your laugh was something I could hold

Chorus

Once upon a time

You were every word I'd write

Once upon a time

Now it's just a line

Once upon a time

Fading in the light

Bridge

Tell me how a beginning turns to ash

Tell me how the ending comes so fast

I was never good at letting go

Never good at letting go

Chorus

Once upon a time

You were every word I'd write

Once upon a time

Now it's just a line

Once upon a time

Fading in the light

Post-Chorus

Oh-oh

Fading in the light

Oh-oh

Once upon a time