You Were Here

[Verse 1]
You found me where the hours came apart
A laugh cut through the machinery of doubt
We traded small brave truths across the dark
And watched a wider world come opening out

[Pre-Chorus]
Not every hand is meant to stay
Still, yours changed how I walk away

[Chorus]
You were here, and that was real
A bright unruly thing I still can feel
We leave with more than what we knew
I carry what I learned from you

[Verse 2]
We took the long way past the river wall
Your crooked stories made the hard days bend
I learned to speak before I built a wall
You learned that letting go need not unfriend

[Pre-Chorus]
The road can turn; the good remains
A little courage in our names

[Chorus]
You were here, and that was real
A bright unruly thing I still can feel
We leave with more than what we knew
I carry what I learned from you

[Bridge]
If distance writes the final line
It cannot take the time we made
Your joy still travels next to mine
A mark no leaving can unmake

[Final Chorus]
You were here, and that was real
A bright unruly thing I still can feel
We leave with more than what we knew
I carry what I learned from you