You Deserved the Dawn

[Verse 1]
You came in clear as a note held true
I knew the kind of care you were asking me to do
But I spent my yes on faces passing through
Now I’m standing here with nothing new for you

[Pre-Chorus]
You deserve a heart that arrives whole
Not my tired hands trying to play that role

[Chorus]
I found you late, when my giving was gone
You deserve the dawn, not a borrowed-on song
I can name what is real, I can tell you the truth
I found the right one too late for the proof

[Verse 2]
Every promise I made got divided and spent
Till the best of my tenderness went where it went
You don’t have to wait while I learn to repair
I won’t call this love if I can’t meet you there

[Bridge]
If I could turn back, I’d come with more to give
But you’re here now, and you deserve to live
Beyond my almost, beyond my regret
I won’t make you pay for the years I can’t reset

[Final Chorus]
I found you late, when my giving was gone
You deserve the dawn, not a borrowed-on song
I can name what is real, I can tell you the truth
I found the right one too late for the proof

[Outro]
You deserved all of me
I’m sorry I arrived this way