I Had a Wife and I Forgot

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I wrote this song in part from personal experience but also as a reminder about the priorities in life.

[Verse 1 — Quiet, Conversational] I'm up before the morning light You're still asleep beside me I kiss your cheek and find my keys And leave before you wake completely [Pre-Chorus — Subtle Emotional Lift] There was always somewhere I should be And somehow it was never where you needed me [Chorus — Restrained, Heartfelt] I had a wife and I forgot The little things that meant a lot I gave my days to everything Except the love that I had got [Instrumental Interlude — Acoustic Guitar and Piano] [Verse 2 — Reflective] I found the note you left beside it You said you'd waited long enough Not for money, not for presents Just for time, and being loved [Pre-Chorus — Growing Realisation] I was always chasing one more day While the days that mattered slipped away [Chorus — Fuller, Still Intimate] I had a wife and I forgot The little things that meant a lot I gave my days to everything Except the love that I had got [Instrumental Break — 16 Bars] [Expressive Electric Guitar Carries the Melody] [Warm Cello Answers Between Phrases] [Allow the Instruments to Speak] [Bridge — Almost Spoken, Sparse Piano] You didn't leave because you stopped loving me You left because I wasn't there And all the nights I thought you understood You were learning not to care I can still hear you in the hallway Saying something soft and low And I wish I'd turned around that morning Just to ask you not to go [Short Instrumental Pause] [Final Chorus — Emotional, Without Over-Singing] I gave you everything I thought you needed Except the one thing I could give I had a wife who loved me once And forgot to love her while she did [Outro — Piano and Acoustic Guitar Only] [Soft, Almost Spoken] Now there's nowhere I need to be And no one waiting up for me