Before Time Slipped Away Lyrics

Verse 1

If I sat alone and conjured thoughts of you

Would that provide a passage through

The portal of what used to be

When all we knew was you and me

And how our love would never die?

Why'd we say goodbye?

Chorus

Am I wrong to wonder for so long?

To dwell upon the ifs and buts

That kill me like a thousand cuts.

Now I love her and you love him

But we were us before we were them.

What we had will have to stay

Locked inside our yesterday

'Cause that was before time slipped away.

Verse 2

If I had to choose between the life I've seen

Or one that simply could've been

Could I just throw it all away

In hopes that you would always stay with me

And give us one more try?

Why'd we say goodbye?

Chorus

And how long will I wonder what went wrong?

To question all the steps I made.

To second-guess the hand I played.

Now you love him and I love her.

We can't go back to what we were.

What we had we can't replay

'Cause it belongs to yesterday

And that was before time slipped away.

Instrumental Bridge

Chorus

What we had will have to stay

Locked inside our yesterday

'Cause that was before time slipped away.

Oh, that was before time slipped away.