[Verse 1] I kept a list of everything I needed Checked it twice and somehow missed your name You were written in the margins of my notebook I thought you were a footnote, not the page
You’d wait past midnight when I’d come home restless I’d talk about my week and never ask for yours I filed you under “steady” and “dependable” Like furniture you only miss when it’s not there anymore
[Pre-Chorus] I made a science out of overlooking obvious things Graduated top of my class
[Chorus] Mistakes and oversights I catalogued them all but not the ones that mattered Mistakes and oversights I had the answer in my living room the whole time I was chasing something louder, something further While you were standing right there Mistakes and oversights
[Verse 2] You’d leave a note on mornings you left early A small thing, something I would always skip I was busy stacking plans and calling it ambition You were building something patient out of this
The last time I saw you, you just nodded and walked out No big scene, no ultimatum, nothing I could fight Just a door that closed the way a chapter closes I didn’t know it was the final line that night
[Pre-Chorus] You never made it easy to explain why I kept missing you Even when you were right there
[Chorus] Mistakes and oversights I catalogued them all but not the ones that mattered Mistakes and oversights I had the answer in my living room the whole time I was chasing something louder, something further While you were standing right there Mistakes and oversights
[Bridge] They said you found someone who actually sees you I smiled and said that’s good and meant it for a second Then spent the whole drive home Replaying every note you left Every question I forgot to ask Every time you stayed and I didn’t notice I was so busy being certain I was right
[Final Chorus] Mistakes and oversights I catalogued them all and missed the only one that counted Mistakes and oversights I had exactly what I needed making breakfast in my kitchen I was searching for a miracle in the wrong zip code While you were standing right there You were standing right there Mistakes and oversights
[Outro - cold] I would’ve gotten there eventually. Probably.