Someone I Can Live With

[Verse 1]
You ask me to be steady
When the room begins to tilt
I learn the shape of every need
And wear it like a quilt
I keep your coffee warm
I say the careful thing
Then find my own two hands
Have forgotten what they’re holding

[Chorus]
I can’t be everybody’s answer
And still hear my own name
I keep giving out the pieces
Till there’s nothing left to claim
You can love me when I’m honest
You can wait while I come through
I am trying to be someone
I can live with, too

[Verse 2]
I say yes before the question
I smooth the crease before it shows
I know which version makes you easy
Which one keeps the peace at home
But alone beside the sink
With the dishes stacked like stairs
I ask the quiet in my chest
If anybody’s listening there

[Chorus]
I can’t be everybody’s answer
And still hear my own name
I keep giving out the pieces
Till there’s nothing left to claim
You can love me when I’m honest
You can wait while I come through
I am trying to be someone
I can live with, too

[Bridge]
Let the phone ring twice
Let the small hurt stay
Let me take one breath
Before I give myself away

[Final Chorus]
I can’t be everybody’s answer
But I’m learning what I need
I can leave a little silence
Where my own thoughts get to breathe
You can love me when I’m honest
I can still come back to you
I am trying to be someone
I can live with, too

[Outro]
Someone I can live with
Someone I can live with, too