Left to that year and our youth

[male vocal] Rain taps cold against the pane at night Wake, and reach for a frame worn with time Faded photos show youth running on the school track That night's dance, your lips curved upward, so bright Young, we left that town, left no trace behind A ticket kept close, but its journey's declined Then a call from you in the city of blooms At a table that day, our nodding glance sealed our truths You're the one I recall on this rainy night so cold The youth we stumbled through, together and bold The reason you left, still a question untold That year's return ticket left me restless nights to hold You're the one I recall on this rainy night so cold Wherever we went, just a rumor others told Ordinary days rush by, chasing coins to pay our way Yet a hollow in my heart will always stay Thought of sailing the sea, to your northern city so grand But I can't bear a reunion fate has not planned Afraid I can't give you all that northern land demands No longer brave, I chose life's scales in my hands Same city for years, yet we never meet We're no longer two souls whose hearts still beat All these years, from this southern town to your northern gate Perhaps we were too young, mistaking fate for a bond too great You're the one I recall on this rainy night so cold The youth we walked through, losing hold as our paths unfold Left to that year, you once passed through my southern town Left to our youth, two who loved but let courage down Grateful for those years, your sincerity so true In the crowd since then, I'm not too cold without you You're the one I recall on this rainy night so cold A scar time can't erase, a story untold Though we couldn't share the first half of our way There's a journey left, in our own lives, come what may Rain slows, dawn breaks a little light Put the photo back where it lies A whole night turned, not to forget, but to hold tight The innocent youth we once held, hand in hand On this too cold rainy night, the one I recall