By The Way

I don’t know where to start
This isn`t how it`s s`posed to be
But here we are
In some messed up reality
And with every second
I can see with more clarity
What I missed
While you were still here with me
 
And if I could have the chance
To see you happy again
I`d look deep in your eyes and say
 
By the way
Have I told you that I`m overwhelmed by the way you smile
And by the way
Have I mentioned that it`s not happened in a while
Like a photograph
Of someone who`s passed
I can feel your presence fading fast
I`m gonna make it count
I`m gonna make it last
Cause this moment`s now
And it`s speeding past
 
I don`t know what went wrong
You seemed to be so happy
Now all my favorite moments
Are tainted in regret and longing
And those long walks
Deep conversations just you and me
I realize now
Were when you were really hiding
 
And now I fear that your voice will become like a distant whisper
But with one more chance
I`d take both your hands and say
 
By the way
Have I told you that I`m overwhelmed by the way you smile
And by the way
Have I mentioned that it`s not happened in a while
Like a photograph
Of someone who`s passed
I can feel your presence fading fast
I`m gonna make it count
I`m gonna make it last
Cause this moment`s now
And it`s speeding past
 
But I`ll keep searching for your smile
I`ll keep our moments and memories
I`ll look for you in the extraordinary
I`ll look for you in the mundane things
But if I could have the chance
To go back in time
Just for a while
We could laugh again
We could speak again
We could watch as time passed us by
I`d purchase each and every mile
Just once more to see you smile