I Can't Be Everywhere

[Verse 1]
You bring your careful heart to me
With every seam still showing through
I’ve watched them promise, watched them leave
And seen the blame come back to you
I want to gather every piece
And give you what you should have known
But I can’t make a shelter wide
Enough for everyone alone

[Pre-Chorus]
I hear you asking, “Will it stay?”
I wish I had a yes to give

[Chorus]
I would love you like you deserve
I would be there when the ground gives way
For every heart that has been made to hurt
I’d make a home where you could safely stay
But I am one, with two hands, one life
I can’t be every answer you’ve been denied
I can love you true, I can hold you near
But I can’t be everywhere

[Verse 2]
You tell me how the good days turned
How tenderness became a test
I want to take the years they stole
And give your tired heart a rest
I can sit beside you while you shake
I can keep my word when it gets hard
But there are doors I cannot close
And wounds I cannot mend by heart

[Pre-Chorus]
I hear you asking, “Will it stay?”
I’ll meet you here, but I can’t be the world

[Chorus]
I would love you like you deserve
I would be there when the ground gives way
For every heart that has been made to hurt
I’d make a home where you could safely stay
But I am one, with two hands, one life
I can’t be every answer you’ve been denied
I can love you true, I can hold you near
But I can’t be everywhere

[Bridge]
So let the ones who mean it show
In little acts they choose again
Let more than one hand help you rise
Let love be larger than one friend
I won’t pretend I can do it all
Or promise what no one can keep
I’ll give you what I have to give
And leave room for the rest to reach

[Final Chorus]
I would love you like you deserve
I will be there when the ground gives way
And every heart that has been made to hurt
Can find a place where it is safe to stay
But I am one, with two hands, one life
You deserve more than one light in the night
I can love you true, I can hold you near
And we can build a wider care

[Outro]
You deserve a love that stays
More than one heart saying, “I’m here”