We Simply Grew Up

We drew our futures in the summer, Like we already knew the way. Same old streets and same old faces, Certain nothing had to change. We thought the years would move around us, Leaving everything in place. We never knew that growing older Could put such distance in a name. There was no goodbye, No final door. One day we just Met less and less than before. We thought we'd always have tomorrow, Another night, another call. We thought our lives would grow together, Like we would never change at all. No one left and no one gave up, No one broke a promise we made. Nothing happened to divide us— We simply grew up on the way. We pictured houses close together, Children playing side by side. Sunday tables full of stories, All our worlds still intertwined. Then different cities found our footsteps, Different mornings filled our days. And all the plans that felt forever Quietly learned to fade away. There was no moment We could blame. Life changed the picture Without changing any names. We thought we'd always have tomorrow, Another night, another call. We thought our lives would grow together, Like we would never change at all. No one left and no one gave up, No one broke a promise we made. Nothing happened to divide us— We simply grew up on the way. Sometimes a photograph can find me And bring those voices back again. For half a second we're still sitting In the places we were then. I wonder if you ever miss it, Not enough to turn around— Just enough to feel the distance From the life we once dreamed about. We thought we'd always have tomorrow, Another night, another call. We thought our lives would grow together, Like we would never change at all. No one failed and no one hurt us, There was nothing left to save. Life just took us different places— We simply grew up on the way.