I Have to Let You In

You cross my mind at breakfast, Then again when day is done. In the quiet between the hours, You’re the thought I come back to. Maybe there’s somebody waiting When you turn the key at night. Still, whenever we come face to face, Something shifts inside. I think you might be my whole life, Though you’ve never heard me say. When we meet, the air feels different, Like the world has made us space. I don’t know the perfect words, Or the moment to begin— But I can’t keep this to myself: I have to let you in. I have to let you in. I replay our little conversations, Every smile, the things you do. I wonder if you feel it too, Or if I’m the only one who knew. Maybe your heart’s already spoken, Maybe mine is running late. But the next time that I see you, I won’t leave it up to fate. I think you might be my whole life, Though you’ve never heard me say. When we meet, the air feels different, Like the world has made us space. I don’t know the perfect words, Or the moment to begin— But I can’t keep this to myself: I have to let you in. No grand speech, no borrowed lines, Just the truth, at last, from me: Every day, at any hour, You’re where my thoughts keep wandering. I think you might be my whole life, And tonight you’ll hear me say: When we meet, the air feels different, I can’t keep pretending it’s the same. I don’t know what you’ll answer, But I’ll tell you where I stand— You’ve been living in my thoughts, And I’d like to take your hand. I’d like to take your hand.