Not Love
By Ilya Chervony · American Chanson
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I met you in a little café,
On rainy Sunny Isles Beach.
You were drawing on a napkin,
While the ocean sang beneath.
You wore a white summer dress,
With a smile that felt so true.
You said, “I came from Ukraine,”
To find a life that’s new.
We drove along Ocean Drive,
With the city passing slow.
You told me about your father,
And the town you used to know.
Then you said, “I leave tomorrow.
My plane is at nine.”
I asked you where you’re going,
You said, “Somewhere I’ll be fine.”
It wasn’t love,
But I remember your eyes.
It wasn’t love,
Just a beautiful lie.
You came like summer,
You left with the dawn.
I thought we had a story,
But the road carried on.
Now I pass that little café,
When the evening lights are low.
Sometimes I see your shadow,
In the streets we used to know.
Some people cross your highway,
Then disappear from view.
But every road I travel,
Still reminds me of you.
It wasn’t love,
But I still see your eyes.
It wasn’t love,
But it changed my life.
You came like summer,
You left with the dawn.
You left a song behind you,
And I kept moving on.