Should've Followed Through Lyrics

Back when we were both young and when Austin was Austin

Went to hear you sing live and each song I got lost in

We stood outside at the Cactus Café

As your crowd shuffled home

You said the shows were all great

But the road was exhausting

I said, "Where do you go next?" You said, "Up to Wildflower" -

I said, "Yeah that's tomorrow, how about the next hour?"

You laughed and said,

"That's a pretty good line. Well, come on girl, let's go" -

But I stepped back afraid of my own sudden power

While the midnight bells rang in the big campus tower

I should have followed through wherever that night might lead

I should have followed through for something my heart might need

That something in your smile

As sweet as it was wild

And when I think of you

Oh, I should've followed through

With those baby blue eyes and that buffalo necklace

I was caught between being good and being reckless

You said, "It's alright, I know how it goes, I'll catch you next time around -

Look me up anytime that you're passing through Texas" -

Me, I still like to think that that moment connects us

Oh, I should've followed through

Followed through then and there

Cause we had a moment where we could have been more than friends

And when I heard you were gone

Oh, your music will always live on

And so will that night

That still thrills me the most

Of feeling so much

Of standing so close

Oh, I should've followed through

That something in your eyes

That something never dies

And when I think of you

Oh, I should've followed through