The World Withheld From You

[Verse 1]
You learned to lower your voice
Before anyone asked you to
You carried every verdict
As if it had to be true
But I see the years you survived
And the tenderness you kept
Even when the world looked away
Even when nobody stepped in

[Pre-Chorus]
You don't have to earn this
You don't have to explain
I can love you right here
With the hurt and the days

[Chorus]
I will give you the love
The world withheld from you
You deserve to be cherished
You deserve to be known
I will stay through the ache
Till the old words lose their hold
Everyone deserves love
And you are no exception

[Verse 2]
You are more than the hardest thing
That someone said you were
More than the years spent waiting
For a kindness to return
I won't ask you to be fearless
Or to smile before you're ready
I'll meet you in the honest truth
And hold steady when it's heavy

[Pre-Chorus]
You don't have to earn this
You don't have to explain
I can love you right here
With the hurt and the days

[Chorus]
I will give you the love
The world withheld from you
You deserve to be cherished
You deserve to be known
I will stay through the ache
Till the old words lose their hold
Everyone deserves love
And you are no exception

[Bridge]
If you can't believe it yet
Let my care be something real
Not a prize for being perfect
Just a truth you get to feel
When your own heart turns against you
I will speak with gentleness
You were worthy all along
You are worthy as you are

[Final Chorus]
I will give you the love
The world withheld from you
You deserve to be cherished
You deserve to be known
I will stay through the ache
Till the old words lose their hold
Everyone deserves love
And you are no exception

[Outro]
Everyone deserves love
You deserve love, too