You Know the Reason Why

You walked out in the quiet,
Didn’t leave a single sound.
Left your coffee on the table,
And your footprints through the house.
But I could feel the hesitation
Burning in your last goodbye…
You didn’t have to say it,
I could see it in your eyes.

Don’t pretend you’re leaving clueless,
Don’t say your heart ran dry…
’Cause if you’re walking out this door tonight,
You know the reason why.
You felt the distance growing,
You heard the last hope sigh…
So don’t look back like you’re wondering —
You know the reason why.

We were dancing out of rhythm,
Trying hard to keep the beat.
But the silence in the middle
Pulled the ground from underneath.
Love can fade just like a whisper,
Or crash down like a stormy sky…
But however it happened, darling,
It didn’t happen overnight.

Don’t pretend you’re leaving clueless,
Don’t say your heart ran dry…
’Cause if you’re walking out this door tonight,
You know the reason why.
You felt the distance growing,
You heard the last hope sigh…
So don’t look back like you’re wondering —
You know the reason why.

And maybe we both saw it…
Maybe neither one could speak.
Two hearts holding on to something
That was slowly losing heat.
But love don’t stay by accident —
It leaves when it’s denied…
And baby, you can feel the truth
In the tears you never cried.

So don’t pretend you’re leaving clueless,
Don’t say this is just goodbye…
If you’re closing this chapter on us now,
You know the reason why.
No need to rewrite history,
No need to justify…
Just turn the key and walk away —
You know the reason why.

You know the reason why…
You know the reason why.

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Writer: HL Shields/Songsmith