Borrowed Keys

[Intro]
I kept a drawer of borrowed keys
For every door you asked me to keep

[Verse 1]
I learned the shape of everybody’s hurt
The late-night call, the ride home from work
I made a bed where their storms could land
Kept saying yes with an open hand

I knew your coffee, your mother’s name
Which old regret still burned the same
I gave out pieces like spare change
Then wondered why I felt so strange

[Pre-Chorus]
Now the room goes quiet, and I can’t tell
If I’m empty—or just used to giving myself

[Chorus]
I gave my heart away in handfuls
Till I couldn’t feel its weight
Now you reach for me with kindness
And I brace like it’s too late
I have loved so many people
I forgot I could be loved
Tell me, if I’ve spent it all on everyone
Is there any left for us?

[Verse 2]
Your blue mug’s still beside the sink
The one you left the night you couldn’t think
I stayed awake till the birds began
And called it care, because I can

I never asked what I might need
Just held the door and watched you leave
Now when you say, “Come sit with me”
I search your face for a hidden fee

[Pre-Chorus]
You say my name like it can stay
I’m still learning not to turn away

[Chorus]
I gave my heart away in handfuls
Till I couldn’t feel its weight
Now you reach for me with kindness
And I brace like it’s too late
I have loved so many people
I forgot I could be loved
Tell me, if I’ve spent it all on everyone
Is there any left for us?

[Bridge: half-time breakdown]
Maybe love is not a ledger
Maybe care can come back home
Maybe I can let you hold me
Without earning what you’ve shown

No more counting every favor
No more paying to belong
If you find me at the doorway
Please don’t make me prove I’m strong

[Build]
I’m still here
I’m still here
Not a well that runs forever
Not a debt you have to clear

[Final Chorus]
I gave my heart away in handfuls
Thought the last of it was gone
Now your hand rests over mine
And I don’t pull away this time
I have loved so many people
Maybe that’s not all I’m worth
Maybe what I gave so freely
Can return to me on earth

[Outro]
Stay a little
I’ll try to let you
Stay a little
I’ll try to let you