Lyrics

I left a little something
On the edge of yesterday
A word I almost forgot
A smile that wouldn't fade away

No one saw me place it there
No one heard it hit the ground
Just a little piece of kindness
Waiting to be found

Years can change a photograph
Colors start to disappear
But some things keep on breathing
Even after we leave here

A song inside a doorway
A note beside a chair
A little bit of someone
Still floating in the air

I used to think the moments
Had to stay with me

But maybe every heartbeat
Was meant to set us free

It's the light we leave behind
It's the fire we never see

Moving through another story
Growing into something new for free

A little love, a little laughter
A little dream we gave away

Keeps shining in the distance
Long after yesterday

Oh, the light we leave behind
Still finds a way

I watched somebody carry
Something I once knew

A feeling from a moment
A color from a room

They never knew the beginning
They only knew the glow

And maybe that's the magic
Of the things we never own

No need to hold the memory
No need to call it mine

Some things become more beautiful
When they travel through time

It's the light we leave behind
It's the road we helped create

Every little step we offered
Every hand we chose to raise

A little hope, a little courage
A little dream along the way

Keeps dancing through the shadows
Keeps finding a brighter day

Oh, the light we leave behind
Still finds a way

Maybe we're just passing through
Like rivers to the sea

Leaving tiny pieces
Of who we used to be

And if someone finds a reason
To smile because of you

That's the kind of forever
That a heart can hold onto

It's the light we leave behind
It's the song that carries on

Even when the room is empty
Even when the night is gone

Every word, every moment
Every love we gave away

Turns into a little sunrise
At the end of someone's day

Oh, the light we leave behind
Still finds a way

Still finds a way