Got away

I still long for what I left behind
What the tailwind must have scattered
By now it should be impossible to find
- But would it have mattered?

If I never took flight
If I never chased the star
I caught a glimpse of that night
Lonely in my car

What if I hadn’t refused
To read between the lines
And you hadn’t been confused
By my too subtle signs

Would this be our first Christmas together
Would we have built a home
Would we escape the cold weather
And kiss under the Florentine dome

Maybe it’s naive
Maybe I would have broken your heart
Maybe it’s better to love and leave
Than see love fall apart

A year ago I made up my mind
But still I long for what I left behind