The Well Ran Deep

[Verse 1]
You came in honest, eyes steady and kind
I knew the answer before I could lie
You said, “We could make something that lasts”
I looked at my hands and remembered the past

[Pre-Chorus]
I spent every promise on temporary heat
Left all my tenderness in other people’s reach

[Chorus]
You found me at the end of my giving
With a heart that has already been spent
You deserve the whole of my wanting
Not the handful I have left to present
If I’d met you before all the leaving
I might have been someone you could keep
You found the right one too late, my love
And I’m sorry the well ran deep

[Verse 2]
I can name every face that I tried to forget
Every “forever” I said without meaning it yet
Now your patience is plain, your affection is clear
And I’m scared you’ll be paying for years that aren’t here

[Bridge]
I won’t dress up the damage as fate
Or ask you to wait while I learn how to stay

[Final Chorus]
You found me at the end of my giving
With a heart that has already been spent
You deserve the whole of my wanting
Not the handful I have left to present
If I’d met you before all the leaving
I might have been someone you could keep
You found the right one too late, my love
And I’m sorry the well ran deep
[Outro]
I’m sorry the well ran deep