Because of You

[Verse 1]
You kept the porch light on when I came home late
With another bright idea and a tired mistake
You heard the part I meant beneath the words I said
And handed me a little room to try again instead

[Pre-Chorus]
I was all sharp corners, learning how to bend
You stayed close enough to call me friend

[Chorus]
For every time you waited, every time you stayed
For the patience and the push, for the debts I never paid
I’m still becoming, still breaking through
A better version of myself because I learned from you
I learned from you

[Verse 2]
You marked the weak spots without tearing down the frame
Taught me how to lose without mistaking loss for shame
When the plan fell through, you showed me what remained
A handful of honest tools and a reason to begin again

[Pre-Chorus]
I was chasing perfect, missing what was true
You turned the room around and let me see it too

[Chorus]
For every time you waited, every time you stayed
For the patience and the push, for the debts I never paid
I’m still becoming, still breaking through
A better version of myself because I learned from you
I learned from you

[Bridge]
If I stumble, let it teach me
If I fail, let it leave a mark
I’ll carry all the hands that reached me
Like small directions in the dark

[Instrumental]

[Final Chorus]
For every time you waited, every time you stayed
For the patience and the push, for the debts I never paid
I’m still becoming, still breaking through
A better version of myself because I learned from you
I learned from you

[Outro]
I’m not finished, I’m not through
But I know how I got here
Because of you