You Already Belong

[Verse 1]
You keep your coat on in the kitchen
Though the radiator ticks and sings
I warm the cup between my palms
And ask about the ordinary things
You tell me what the doctor said
I let the silence have its say
Then I tuck your scarf back in your sleeve
Like there is nowhere else to be today

[Pre-Chorus]
I don't need a reason
I don't need you bright
I can sit beside you
Till your hands unclench tonight

[Chorus]
I love to make you feel loved
In the small ways that hold
A chair pulled close, your name said gently
A hand to keep you warm
I love to make you feel loved
When the words won't come
You don't have to earn a place here
You already belong

[Verse 2]
I save the last slice of the orange
You like the sweet part near the peel
I remember which old stories make you laugh
And which ones still don't feel quite real
If your day comes loose at every seam
I'll gather what I can and stay
No fixing you, no hurried answer
Just a little room to breathe today

[Pre-Chorus]
I don't need a reason
I don't need you bright
I can sit beside you
Till your hands unclench tonight

[Chorus]
I love to make you feel loved
In the small ways that hold
A chair pulled close, your name said gently
A hand to keep you warm
I love to make you feel loved
When the words won't come
You don't have to earn a place here
You already belong

[Bridge]
When you forget your own reflection
Borrow mine until it clears
I will name the good I see in you
As many times as it takes to hear

[Final Chorus]
I love to make you feel loved
In the small ways that hold
A chair pulled close, your name said gently
A hand to keep you warm
I love to make you feel loved
When the words won't come
You don't have to earn a place here
You already belong

[Outro]
You already belong
Stay as long as you want