I saw you at the corner store The one we always used to go You looked the same, you smiled at me Like a page from ancient history

You said "How have you been, it's been too long" I said "I'm good, I'm moving on" The conversation, easy, light And for the first time... it felt alright

You said "We'll catch up on a different day" And I just nodded, said "Okay" But I didn't wait by the phone And I was fine with walking home alone You gave me just another raincheck But my heart didn't break, and my world didn't wreck

There was a time those words would be Enough to keep a hold on me I would have analyzed the way you stood And turned a 'maybe' to a 'could'

But now I see you in the afternoon light Just a person, plain and bright The magic's gone, the spell is through I'm finally looking past the idea of you

You said "We'll catch up on a different day" (A different day...) And I just nodded, said "Okay" (It's okay...) But I didn't wait by the phone And I was fine with walking home alone You gave me just another raincheck But my heart didn't break, and my world didn't wreck

The ghost of it is still right here The phantom limb, the wasted year It doesn't hurt... but it doesn't fade It's just the echo... of a choice I made.