It Still Matters

Lyrics

IntroI still have your number.
I never deleted it.
It just moved down the list.

Verse 1There was no fight
No one said the wrong thing
No moment I could point to
We just got busy
In different cities
With different people
There was always next month
Next visit
Next year
Somehow next
Became never
Calls turned into messages
Messages turned into birthdays
Birthdays turned into thinking of you
Without saying so

Pre-ChorusFor a while I thought
That meant it failed
Like it only counted
If it lasted

ChorusIt still matters
Even now
Even quiet
Even done
You were my friend
For real years
That doesn't expire
Because we stopped
No one left angry
No one had to
Some things stay true
Without staying
It still matters

Verse 2Last week something stupid made me laugh
Something only you would get
And my hand went to the phone
Before I remembered
We were the kind of friends
Who could talk about nothing
For three hours
And feel full after
I don't hate your new life
I hope it's good to you
I just miss being in it

BridgeI don't need it back
To know it was real
I can miss you
And still mean it
When I say
I'm glad it happened

Heavy BreakNo last call
No last laugh
Nobody told us
The last one had passed
I would have said it
You mattered to me

Final ChorusIt still matters
Maybe more
Now I've said it
Out loud
You were my friend
For real years
That doesn't expire
Because we stopped
No one left angry
No one had to
Some things stay true
Without staying
And if you called tomorrow
I'd pick up
It still matters

OutroI still have your number.
It's still low on the list.
But if it ever lit up
I'd be glad to see it.