"The Night We Never Met" lyrics - MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER

On the night we never met I saw you standing
In a crowded station waiting for a train
Or maybe you were staring out from a cafe
And I was walking by in the rain

Did I make you up or did my eyes deceive me?
Did you pause just long enough to almost see?
One star-crossed lover
Who keeps missing the other
A random spark not meant to be

[Bridge:]
Were we ships destined to pass?
All the dreams, all the laughs
All the years not growing old together
Was the hour too late?
Did chance mess with fate
Leaving us forever untethered?

Now I'm often quiet but I'm always listening
And if I can't be strong, I hope that I am kind
But I keep thinking some part of me is missing
And I miss it because you're not mine

Is love simply an accident of timing?
A collision of coincidence and yet
Ancient history or mystery
I wish you had kissed me
On the night that we never met
Mmm, mmm

[Outro:]
Ancient history or mystery
I wish you had kissed me
On the night that we never met
On the night that we never met