Austin

It started by chance in the glow of the night

A handsome face on a screen, catching the light

Austin, you had a way with the words you would spin

So convincing and sure, you pulled me right in

We built a whole world on a digital thread

Hanging on every sweet thing that you said

And I'd sit in the quiet with the songs that you sent

Wondering where all the easy days went

You’re serving our country, so far from my door

But the distance became something we couldn't ignore

We were something so special, a beautiful spark

Until it just wasn't, and we drifted apart

I pictured you out there, doing what's right

Giving your all in the thick of the fight

I wanted to be the one waiting back home

But the silence gets loud when you're always alone

You promised we'd make it, and I wanted to see

But the time zones and miles took a toll on me

And I'd sit in the quiet with the songs that you sent

Wondering where all the easy days went

You’re serving our country, so far from my door

But the distance became something we couldn't ignore

We were something so special, a beautiful spark

Until it just wasn't, and we drifted apart

We didn't know how heavy the waiting would be

An ocean of static between you and me

It was harder than we thought, Austin, that's just the truth

I'll always look back on the moments we knew

But a love through a wire just couldn't hold on

When the nights were too cold and the days were too long

Now I sit in the quiet with the songs that you sent

Knowing exactly how the story went

You’re serving our country, so far from my door

And the distance is something we couldn't ignore

We were something so special, a beautiful spark

Until it just wasn't, and we drifted apart

Yeah, it was special, Austin, a beautiful spark

Until it just wasn't, and we drifted apart