Life left in me

[Verse 1]
I kept the good years folded in a drawer
With the train stubs and your mother’s recipe
Spent every soft thing trying to save a door
That opened onto nobody but me

[Pre-Chorus]
Then you came in with rain along your sleeve
And asked if I was hungry, asked if I could stay
I wanted to give you what I still believed
But most of it had already drained away

[Chorus]
I spent my heart before you came around
Used every match to keep a cold room warm
You found me standing where the house fell down
With nothing left to shelter you from storms
You deserve a love that doesn’t arrive half-gone
A hand that doesn’t shake when morning comes
I found the one I’d give my whole life to
Too late to feel there’s any life left in me

[Verse 2]
You leave your keys beside the chipped blue bowl
You hum while rinsing coffee from a cup
I watch you make a home from little things
And hate the empty places I can’t fill up

[Pre-Chorus]
You never ask me to pretend I’m healed
You only leave a little space beside your chair
That kindness is the hardest thing to hold
When I can’t meet you with an equal share

[Chorus]
I spent my heart before you came around
Used every match to keep a cold room warm
You found me standing where the house fell down
With nothing left to shelter you from storms
You deserve a love that doesn’t arrive half-gone
A hand that doesn’t shake when morning comes
I found the one I’d give my whole life to
Too late to feel there’s any life left in me

[Bridge]
If I could turn the years like pages back
I’d save one honest word for you
But all I have is what survived the fire
And all I have is true

[Breakdown]
You deserve the whole heart
Not the ash, not the ache
I would hand you the world
If there were more left to take

[Final Chorus]
I spent my heart before you came around
But you still sit beside me when I’m worn
You found me standing where the house fell down
And held the silence without asking more
You deserve a love that meets you fully there
I’m learning how to breathe and let you in
I found the one I’d give my whole life to
Maybe life can start again within

[Outro]
Your keys beside the chipped blue bowl
Your hand resting open next to mine
I don’t have all the words you deserve
But I’ll be here, and I’ll take the time