The Place You Still Exist

I still take the longer road home
Just to pass your street at night
Like maybe somehow seeing your window
Will make everything feel right

And I still know the way you laugh
When you're trying not to cry
Funny how the smallest memories
Are the hardest to leave behind

People say time changes everything
Maybe they're right
But some hearts heal slow
Cause you still exist

In the songs I skip
In the space beside me
Every time I sip
In the way I pause

When your name comes up
In the little things I still can't unloved
Maybe we're over
Maybe that's the truth

But there's still a place in me
That belongs to you
I don't miss you every second
It's quieter than that now

More like rain against a rooftop
You don't notice till it's loud
And I've learned how to keep living
Even with your ghost around

Some people leave your life
But never really leave your heart
If I saw you years from now
I'd probably just smile and wave

But deep inside, a part of me would stay
Cause you still exist
In the dreams I can't explain
In every almost love that never feels the same

And even if forever
Wasn't meant for me and you
There's still a place in me
That will always carry you