Down by the old Rusty Creek where we used to play,
Saw her smile, felt my heart start to race.
Never thought she'd capture every part of me,
Now she's gone, and I'm left here to dream.
She was the sunshine on my darkest day,
The kind of love that don't just fade away.
We'd talk about the future, our plans so bright,
Now I'm here to wonder what went wrong that night.
If I had held her a little bit tighter,
If I had told her all the things I needed to say,
Maybe I'd be wearin' that old ring on her finger,
Oh, how different life would be today.
Saw her picture in the paper just last night,
Walkin' down the aisle in a dress of white.
A man by her side, with a happy grin,
Wished so hard, but it should've been my hand.
Sometimes I sit on the front porch swing,
Dreamin' of the life that slipped away.
Thinkin' of the love songs we'd probably sing,
If only she was mine, as I kept her that day.
If I had held her a little bit tighter,
If I had told her all the things I needed to say,
Maybe I'd be wearin' that old ring on her finger,
Oh, how different life would be today.