I Wish I'd Saved a Life (acoustic)

[Verse 1]
I kept the good parts folded in my coat
Spent every promise just to stay afloat
Then you came in with patient, open hands
And I had dust where all the gardens ran

[Pre-Chorus]
You said, “I’m here, you don’t have to pretend”
I wanted to begin again
But every room inside me had been cleared
Before the one who mattered ever appeared

[Chorus]
I spent my heart before you found me
Gave it away till nothing stayed
Now you’re the one I’d choose completely
And I’m too worn to make it new again
You deserve the whole of me, not pieces
Not this quiet that I can’t undo
I wish I’d saved a life for loving you

[Verse 2]
Your Sunday coat hangs by my kitchen door
You leave your book beside the grocery list
I watch you laugh and feel the distance grow
Between the man you need and what I’ve got

[Pre-Chorus]
You never asked me to be healed or bright
You only asked me in tonight
I reach for you, then stop before I start
There’s no fresh blood left to give my heart

[Chorus]
I spent my heart before you found me
Gave it away till nothing stayed
Now you’re the one I’d choose completely
And I’m too worn to make it new again
You deserve the whole of me, not pieces
Not this quiet that I can’t undo
I wish I’d saved a life for loving you

[Bridge]
If I could pull the years back from my hands
I’d leave some breath, some tenderness intact
But time won’t turn because I finally know
You’re not too late—the part of me is gone

[Final Chorus]
I spent my heart before you found me
Gave it away till nothing stayed
Still, you’re the one I’d choose completely
Though I’m too worn to make it new again
You deserve the whole of me, not pieces
And I hate that this is all I do
I wish I’d saved a life for loving you
I wish I’d saved a life for loving you

[Outro]
Your Sunday coat still by the door
I wish I had a little more