If, years later, you look back on our story
the story that you so painstakingly wrote with me
never ever let regret taint the pages, my darling
we missed love by inches, it seems
but in those frames you were smiling, and that’s all that matters.

If, years later, you look back on our story
don’t think of the story that could have been
never let tears stain anything so pure, my darling
we missed love by inches, it seems
but you were laughing without a care in the world
and that’s all that I’m going to remember.

If by some chance you do look back on our story
the story that was ours and ours only
never worry about me, my dear
we might have missed love by inches
but in those days
we laughed till we teared and hugged till we hurt
it was almost as if we were lovers.