Country Song 7                                                                                           The Other Side of Sorry

[Verse 1 – Female]

I was wrong, I see it now
But pride kept the words from my mouth
Watched you walk, I didn’t chase
Only silence left in your place

[Verse 2 – Female]
You waited long, I made you doubt
Held my hurt, but never let it out
Thought you’d know without me sayin’
But love needs more than hope and prayin’

[Chorus – Duet]
On the other side of sorry
There’s a door that’s left untried
There’s a chance we never took
And hearts we never untied
It ain’t hate, it ain’t goodbye
It’s the pain of wondering why
On the other side of sorry
We could’ve learned how to try

[Verse 3 – Male]
I rehearsed a thousand lines
Still none of ‘em came out right
Now I read your name, then pause
You’re still the wound beneath my cause

[Verse 4 – Female]
I heard your song across the wire
It echoed through my own desire
And every note just brought me back
To nights we lost and can’t get back

[Chorus – Duet with harmony]
On the other side of sorry
Is the truth we left unsaid
It’s the dance we never danced
And the letters never read
It ain’t over, not all the way
But we both just walked away
On the other side of sorry
Was the love we didn’t save

[Bridge – Duet, alternating lines]
(Male) If I had just said stay
(Female) If I had let you see my pain
(Male) Would we be different now?
(Female) Or just two hearts still in the rain?

[Final Chorus – Duet, full harmony]
On the other side of sorry
There’s a road we’ll never know
But I still drive it in my dreams
With your hand I won’t let go
It ain’t pride, it ain’t regret
It’s the ache that lingers yet
On the other side of sorry
We loved the best we could forget