When you said you loved me

Lyrics

[Verse 1 - tender piano, warm acoustic guitar, intimate female vocal]
We were kids with a future in our eyes
Friday lights and a sky full of fireflies
He wore the jersey, I wore that crown
But it wasn’t the cheers that turned me around
It was sixth grade, by the old playground
When he said those three words, soft and true
And something in my little heart just knew
That I was already falling for you

[Pre-Chorus - rising drums, soft harmonies, glowing synths]
Then graduation painted gold on our hands
We held on tight, made our own plans
A promise ring shining like a little white prayer
He said, “Wait for me, I’ll still be there”

[Chorus - full pop production, soaring vocals, bright percussion]
And I kept your love like a flame in the dark
Through the lonely nights and the miles in my heart
You were gone, but you were never far
'Cause you said you loved me, and I believed who you are
From the football field to the first kiss glow
From sixth grade dreams to the afterglow
I was yours then, I’m yours still
And I always will

[Verse 2 - bittersweet mid-tempo, pulsing bass, delicate strings]
You left for duty, I left for school
Two different roads, one stubborn truth
Some days the silence felt so loud
Some days I stood in a crowded crowd
Missing your laugh, your hand in mine
Counting the days, counting the time
But I wore your ring like a steady light
A little piece of you through every night

[Bridge - stripped back piano, breathy vocal, emotional lift]
Then one morning at the place I work
You walked in slow and the whole world blurred
You dropped to one knee, and time stood still
Like every promise had found its will
I saw the boy from the bleachers there
The sixth grade boy with the fearless stare
And all at once I was seventeen
Back in the years we’d been chasing dreams

[Final Chorus - huge anthemic pop, layered harmonies, drums and synths soaring]
And I kept your love like a flame in the dark
Through the lonely nights and the miles in my heart
You were gone, but you were never far
'Cause you said you loved me, and I believed who you are
From the football field to the first kiss glow
From sixth grade dreams to the afterglow
I was yours then, I’m yours still
And I always will

[Outro - soft piano, airy pads, lingering vocal]
You were my first love, my forever sign
One little promise across all that time
And when you said “I love you” again
I knew it was where our story began