I'm Only One

[Verse 1]
You leave your coat beside the door
Like you might come back for it
I know the way you hold your breath
When someone asks if you’re alright
I want to sit with every ache
And give each one a place to rest
But every hand I reach for finds
There’s only one of me tonight

[Pre-Chorus]
I could stay until the morning
I could hear you through the night
But the room is full of hurting
And my arms can’t make them wide

[Chorus]
I want to be the love that broken hearts deserve
A steady place to land, a shelter from the worst
I’d give you all the tenderness I have inside of me
But I can’t be in a thousand rooms
I’m only one, I’m only one

[Verse 2]
Your message waits at half past ten
Another friend says, “Please don’t go”
I count the names I couldn’t call
And feel the weight of every no
If I could split my heart in two
Then split the halves again for you
But morning comes, the phone lights up
And I am still one person, too

[Pre-Chorus]
I could stay until the morning
I could hear you through the night
But the room is full of hurting
And my arms can’t make them wide

[Chorus]
I want to be the love that broken hearts deserve
A steady place to land, a shelter from the worst
I’d give you all the tenderness I have inside of me
But I can’t be in a thousand rooms
I’m only one, I’m only one

[Bridge]
So take the little I can offer
A cup of tea, an honest call
I can’t carry every sorrow
But I won’t pretend yours is small

[Final Chorus]
I want to be the love that broken hearts deserve
A steady place to land, a shelter from the worst
I’ll give you all the tenderness I have inside of me
Though I can’t be in a thousand rooms
I’m only one, but I am here
I’m only one, and I am here

[Outro]
One hand, one heart
Here with you