Room for Every Name

[Verse 1]
I leave your lunch beside the sink
The list is folded in my sleeve
A dozen promises all tug
At the one life I can barely see

[Pre-Chorus]
One of me keeps every light on
One of me wants the door unlatched
I hear them arguing in my head
Both of them afraid to lose what lasts

[Chorus]
I want a life that feels like mine
I want to keep you close and safe
I’m not choosing who I love
I’m trying to find room for every name
When the good one and the greedy one collide
I’ll hold the people I can’t leave behind

[Verse 2]
Your note is waiting by the keys
The school shoes crowd the hallway floor
I picture roads I haven’t taken
Then come back when you call my name once more

[Pre-Chorus]
One of me says, “You owe them everything”
One of me says, “You’re disappearing”
They share the same tired face at night
And both still want the ones worth keeping

[Chorus]
I want a life that feels like mine
I want to keep you close and safe
I’m not choosing who I love
I’m trying to find room for every name
When the good one and the greedy one collide
I’ll hold the people I can’t leave behind

[Bridge]
If I ask for more, I’m not asking less of you
If I need a change, it doesn’t make our years untrue
Let the plan bend; let the hard truth breathe
I can want a different road and still want you with me

[Final Chorus]
I want a life that feels like mine
And I want you laughing at the table
I’m not choosing who I love
I’m learning what I can carry, what I’m able
When the good one and the greedy one collide
I’ll make a little room on either side
I’ll hold the people I can’t leave behind

[Outro]
Not gone, not yours to own
Still here, still finding home