Kalei was standing at the counter paying for her sketch pads and new pencils when the familiar tune started playing on the store radio station.
I was standin' at the counter
I was waitin' for the change
When I heard that old familiar music start
It was like a lighted match
Had been tossed into my soul
It was like a dam had broken in my heart
The cashier had to get her attention to hand her, her change. She could see the pain in Kalei's eyes as she left the store.
After taking ev'ry detour
Gettin' lost and losin' track
So that even if I wanted
I could not find my way back
After drivin' out the mem'ry
Of the way things might have been
After I'd forgotten all about us
The song remembers when
Kalei took her items and went to her car sitting there as the memories came flooding back. She could see the perfect little chapel covered with ivy. The inside was decorated with satin and ribbons and Tiger Lilies everywhere. The man of her dreams stand there at the alter waiting to vow to be with her forever.
We were rolling through the Rockies
We were up above the clouds
When a station out of Jackson played that song
And it seemed to fit the moment
And the moment seemed to freeze
When we turned the music up and sang along
Jake was driving to a gig Kalei in the passengers seat laughing as she changed the station. They looked at each other and smiled as Jake pulled over and they got out of the car turning the radio up as loud as it would go. Jake pulling Kalei in his arms twirling her around as they sang along.
And there was a God in Heaven
And the world made perfect sense
We were young and were in love
And we were easy to convince
We were headed straight for Eden
It was just around the bend
And though I have forgotten all about it
The song remembers when
Kalei's eyes filled with tears as she remembered how Jake got down on one knee right then and there asking her to marry him and how she said yes. She couldn't wait to call her sisters and tell them the good news.
I guess somethin' must have happened
And we must have said goodbye
And my heart must have been broken
Though I can't recall just why
The song remembers when
Kalei swallowed back choked sobs as she recalled the longer road trips and Jake accusing her of cheating on him. If Jake would come home he refused to see her staying with his brother.
Well, for all the miles between us
And for all the time that's passed
You would think I haven't gotten very far
And I hope my hasty heart
Will forgive me just this once
If I stop to wonder how on earth you are
She allowed herself this time to think of him once again reopening the wound that she thought were healed. She allowed herself to see his face again in her mind. Allowed herself to wonder if he was happy with his choice if he missed her at all.
But that's just a lot of water
Underneath a bridge I burned
And there's no use in backtrackin'
Around corners I have turned
Still I guess some things we bury
Are just bound to rise again
For even if the whole world has forgotten
The song remembers when
She could hear his word that final time she saw him. "Kalei I don't love you. I don't know if I've really ever loved you. I can't marry you I'm in love with another," Jake said his voice never wavering.
Yeah, and even if the whole world has forgotten
The song remembers when
