The Kiss (Reprise)

[Verse 1] I’ve lived like a man’s supposed to live Built a fence, paid my dues, learned to forgive Got a wife who loves me, a flag on the wall And a list of regrets I don’t name at all There’s a photo in a drawer I don’t dare touch Of a summer night when the fire burned too much And a laugh that turned into somethin’ I miss Yeah… we said it meant nothin’, but it felt like a kiss [Chorus] It’s just a kiss, just a little mistake A heat-of-the-moment, beer-fueled break Didn’t mean nothin’, no deeper plan Just two drunk boys who got outta hand I told myself I’d forget it by fall… But I still remember the way he stalled [Verse 2] We ain’t talked much since that night by the shore Still see him sometimes, but it ain’t like before He’s married now too, wears a cross on his chest And I smile like hell tryin’ to act unimpressed And I pray to a God who might understand What it means when a man reaches out for a hand Not to sin, not to stray, not to fall into shame But just to feel something he can’t quite name [Chorus] It’s just a kiss, that’s what I say But it hits me harder with each damn day I’ve kissed girls with fireworks and sparks But that one… lit up the dark And I don’t know what it all meant back then But I’d give a lot to feel it again [Outro] So if you hear this, wherever you are I still drive by that lake in my beat-up car I still say I’m straight, and I still love my miss But maybe I lied… It wasn’t just a kiss