Give Your Love Back Better

[Verse 1]
You bring me coffee before the morning
Leave your coat on the kitchen chair
You learn the names of the things I’m carrying
And make room for them there

I used to call every locked door destiny
Wear out my shoes on the floor
Now I can see what was standing beside me
I don’t have to beg anymore

[Pre-Chorus]
If your hands reach out
I won’t make you prove
I’ll stop feeding empty rooms
And turn my face to you

[Chorus]
I’ll give your love back better
Not measured, not delayed
I’ll meet you in the middle
With both feet on the pavement

I’m done chasing a promise
That never learned my name
What you give me, I’ll return it better
What won’t come back, I won’t chase

[Verse 2]
You send a message just to say you miss me
Not because you need a favor
You hear the joke beneath my silence
And stay when I lose the flavor

I used to polish every almost
Call the distance something deep
Now I leave the chair for someone willing
To sit beside me while I sleep

[Pre-Chorus]
If your heart opens wide
I won’t stand outside
I’ll bring the parts I kept in boxes
And set them down tonight

[Chorus]
I’ll give your love back better
Not measured, not delayed
I’ll meet you in the middle
With both feet on the pavement

I’m done chasing a promise
That never learned my name
What you give me, I’ll return it better
What won’t come back, I won’t chase

[Bridge]
Just cello, dry voice, close room:

You don’t have to disappear
To make me want you near
You don’t have to turn away
To keep me in the frame

I can love what answers
I can grieve what doesn’t
Leave the locked gate standing
Stop calling it a lesson

[Final Lift]
I’ll give your love back better
Every day I get the chance
No more running after silence
No more bargaining for scraps

You show up, I show up
You speak plain, I speak plain
If it only moves one direction
I step off that train

I’ll give your love back better
Let the whole room rearrange
What you give me, I’ll return it better
What won’t come back, I let change

[Outro]
I turn toward the open door
I don’t chase anymore