Let Me Stop

[Verse 1]
I kept my shoes beside the door
My coat still on through every meal
I learned to call the hurry hope
And never asked what I could feel

[Pre-Chorus]
You say my name; I almost run
Then hear the quiet in your tone
You tell me I can set things down
I don’t have to earn my own home

[Chorus]
Let me stop, let me breathe
Let the road go on without me
I have carried every mile
Now I’ll stay here for a while
Let me rest, let me be
There is nothing chasing me
I can lay the future down
And feel my feet upon the ground

[Verse 2]
The kettle clicks, the window fogs
Your old blue sweater warms my hands
The clock keeps walking past the hour
But I don’t have to understand

[Pre-Chorus]
You leave a little room for quiet
You don’t demand a grand refrain
I let the silence find my shoulders
And watch the tightness leave again

[Chorus]
Let me stop, let me breathe
Let the road go on without me
I have carried every mile
Now I’ll stay here for a while
Let me rest, let me be
There is nothing chasing me
I can lay the future down
And feel my feet upon the ground

[Bridge]
If I pause, I’m not falling behind
If I sleep, I have not lost my fire
All this time I thought the finish line
Was the only place I could be tired
You can wait, world; I’m staying here
With your hand around my hand
For the first time in so many years
I don’t need another plan

[Final Chorus]
Let me stop, let me breathe
Let the road go on without me
I have carried every mile
Now I’ll stay here for a while
Let me rest, let me be
There is nothing chasing me
I can lay the future down
And feel my feet upon the ground

[Outro]
The kettle cools, the day moves on
I’m still here when the rush is gone