I Let the Hard Parts Soften

[Verse 1]
The kettle clicks beside the sink
A patch of morning crosses the floor
I used to count the things I lacked
Now I can name what’s here and more
The coat you left across the chair
The lemon tree that made it through
A little room, a little time
A hand that reaches out to you

[Pre-Chorus]
I don’t need the road I missed
To prove this road is real
I can let the old wish rest
And keep the good I feel

[Chorus]
This is the life I’ve got
These are the days I’m living
A table, a door, a heart that’s still willing
I take it as it comes
I let the hard parts soften
Nothing to win, nowhere I have to be
I’m here, and here is enough for me

[Verse 2]
The bus runs late; we laugh and wait
Rain gathers silver on your sleeve
The bills are stacked beside the fruit
Still, there’s a song we both believe
Some plans dissolved like chalk in rain
Some seeds came up where none were sown
I’m done demanding every turn
Should lead me somewhere grander than home

[Pre-Chorus]
I don’t need a perfect past
To bless the ground I stand
I can meet the day I have
With open, ordinary hands

[Chorus]
This is the life I’ve got
These are the days I’m living
A table, a door, a heart that’s still willing
I take it as it comes
I let the hard parts soften
Nothing to win, nowhere I have to be
I’m here, and here is enough for me

[Bridge]
For every door that didn’t open
For every name I couldn’t keep
I lay the wanting down beside me
And let it finally go to sleep
Not every answer needs a reason
Not every ending needs a sign
I can be grateful without pretending
That every mile was kind

[Final Chorus]
This is the life I’ve got
These are the days I’m living
A table, a door, a heart that’s still willing
I take it as it comes
I let the hard parts soften
Nothing to win, nowhere I have to be
I’m here, and here is enough for me

[Outro]
The kettle cools beside the sink
The evening settles, plain and sweet
I have this life, I hold it gently
And let it be