Caleb Flynn courtroom song played
by Can: American Idol
Caleb Flynn, the ex-American Idol contestant, is on trial accused of killing his wife. During the proceedings, a track he'd composed for his mistress was played aloud, and he couldn't hide how rough it was for him to hear it. Courtroom stuff like that doesn't get much colder.
Transcript (en)
We were just friends, that's what we said Early mornings, late nights, jokes in our heads That first time I saw you The room disappeared Love at first sight Even though I was scared They said time is a thief And life's not fair But your love felt like home Like I belong there Now the third of every month Hits me like rain An anniversary Comped into pain Candles burn up I still can't move on Life lost its meaning The moment you were gone They whispered about numbers The years in between Said love has a limit Said love's not that clean But age never mattered When it was you and me We were proof that forever was something you feel not to see We danced on the edge of a life we could choose So close to forever, so much left to lose And the third of every month, I still say your name Like maybe the Lord might hear me pray We almost had our ways It was right in our hands Now I'm learning how fragile this life can stay Circumstances spoke louder than hearts ever could Did what love couldn't fix Though I swear that we would if the stars had aligned just a moment more We'd be old on a porch counting dreams, not closed doors I still see your smile in the back of my mind Still reach for your hand, every third I survive We were friends on the surface, but deep down inside, you were always my love, my once in a lifetime. So here's to the third And the us that we lost To the almost forever That came at a cost You were my meaning My love, my best friend
