It started on a spring night, everything was warm and bright You told me I was all you wanted, and I believed you got it right A baby in my arms, and I stood there like a man But you were halfway out already, while I thought we had a plan Pre‑chorus And you whispered so softly, like an echo fading slow: “I was never meant to stay… you know.” Chorus ’Cause you were the sweetest flavor, one that burned into my skin Now I’m standing here with sorrow, while you ran before the end Two kids are left behind us, in the wreckage of our loss Your love was gone long before — you never meant for there to be “us” Verse 2 You found someone on the roadside, before our second child arrived I stood there like a fool again, while you chased another life And I tried to keep it steady, everything fell at my feet But love that isn’t meant to last is a heavy thing to beat Pre‑chorus You were finished long before me, I saw it far too late You said: “I need to move on, Roger… this was never truly fate.” Chorus ’Cause you were the sweetest flavor, one that burned into my skin Now I’m standing here with sorrow, while you ran before the end Two kids came from the two of us, even though we fell apart Your love was gone long before — you followed your wandering heart Bridge But our kids still shine like sunlight, in the ruins of the crash They’re the only thing still standing when love turns into ash And I carry them through storms now, even though you let us go I was ready for a lifetime — you were ready to say no Final Chorus ’Cause you were the sweetest flavor, one that burned into my skin Now I’m standing here with sorrow, but I rise when nights grow thin Two kids will carry forward what we once tried to ignite Your love was gone long before — you never stayed to figh