I Carry a Little of You

[Verse 1]
You let me miss the turn again
Then drew the map in pencil
You heard the same excuse from me
And stayed when I went quiet
You named the good I couldn’t see
You lent me steadier eyes
I kept on learning how to fall
You kept the door unlatched

[Pre-Chorus]
For every patient, honest word
For every second chance
I’m still becoming, still unsure
But I can see your hands

[Chorus]
You stood by me while I grew
Through the wrong turns I put you through
I’m not there yet, but I’m getting through
And I carry a little of you
You stood by me while I grew
When I broke what I meant to do
I’m still becoming something true
And I carry a little of you

[Verse 2]
You let me test the edge of things
And didn’t call it wisdom
You showed me where my choices land
Then left the choice still mine
I wore your patience thin some days
You never made it simple
You told me when I missed the mark
And stayed to help me start

[Pre-Chorus]
For every patient, honest word
For every second chance
I’m still becoming, still unsure
But I can see your hands

[Chorus]
You stood by me while I grew
Through the wrong turns I put you through
I’m not there yet, but I’m getting through
And I carry a little of you
You stood by me while I grew
When I broke what I meant to do
I’m still becoming something true
And I carry a little of you

[Bridge]
I’ll fail again, I know I will
But failure isn’t all I am
The ones who saw me start to mend
Are written in the way I stand

[Final Chorus]
You stood by me while I grew
Through the wrong turns I put you through
I’m not there yet, but I’m getting through
And I carry a little of you
You stood by me while I grew
When I broke what I meant to do
I’m still becoming something true
And I carry a little of you

[Outro]
Still becoming, still in view
I carry a little of you