Umbrella for Two Hundred

[Verse 1]
I held the canvas over every head
Counted all the shoulders in the downpour
Bent the ribs until they bowed and spread
Made a little shelter into something more

[Pre-Chorus]
You came close beneath the borrowed sky
I kept the handle steady in my hand
Water traced the sleeve I wouldn't dry
Still I shifted so you'd have room to stand

[Chorus]
I made an umbrella for two hundred
Stretched its seams across the pouring gray
You all found a place beneath it
While the rain kept working through my coat
I was holding up the weather
I was disappearing in the cold
I made an umbrella for two hundred
Who would notice if I let it fold?

[Verse 2]
Every gust demanded one more inch
Every stranger had a place to claim
I learned to smile and never flinch
While the soaked hem clung against my frame

[Pre-Chorus]
Then I saw my hands begin to shake
Heard the last thin rib complain
I had given all the cover I could make
And no one turned to ask about the rain

[Chorus]
I made an umbrella for two hundred
Stretched its seams across the pouring gray
You all found a place beneath it
While the rain kept working through my coat
I was holding up the weather
I was disappearing in the cold
I made an umbrella for two hundred
Who would notice if I let it fold?

[Bridge]
Set the handle down beside the door
Let the rain fall where it may
I can care for you and still be more
Than the roof I give away
If you want to stand beside me
Take a corner, share the strain
I won't vanish just to keep you dry
I can step outside the rain

[Final Chorus]
I made an umbrella for two hundred
Now I feel the water on my face
You can take a turn beneath it
You can help me hold this open space
I was holding up the weather
Now I'm learning how to let it go
I made an umbrella for two hundred
But I don't have to stand alone

[Outro]
Take a corner, share the strain
I don't have to stand alone