[Verse 1]
Pulled up late, sky burned in red
Seagulls crying overhead
You were waiting by the shore
Said you'd love me evermore

[Pre-Chorus]
But the tide don’t wait, the sun don’t stay
Seasons change and hearts betray
I swore I’d never leave you
Now you’re fading in the rearview

[Chorus]
Tara in the rearview, headlights on the rain
Once was home, now just a name
Waves still crash where we once lay
But I’m the fool who walked away

[Verse 2]
Your voice still lingers in the wind
Soft and sweet, pulling me in
Golden sands and neon lights
Ghosts of summer, lost in time

[Pre-Chorus]
But the tide don’t wait, the sun don’t stay
Seasons change and hearts betray
I swore I’d never leave you
Now you’re fading in the rearview

[Chorus]
Tara in the rearview, headlights on the rain
Once was home, now just a name
Waves still crash where we once lay
But I’m the fool who walked away

[Bridge]
Would you take me back if I turned around?
Or has the sea washed out what we found?
Guess I’ll never know for sure
As I leave you on this shore

Tara in the rearview, lost to the night
A love like the ocean, gone with the tide
Waves still crash where we once lay
But I’m the fool who walked away

(Outro – soft guitar fade, distant waves…)