[Verse 1] You found me after all the vows Were scattered in too many rooms I gave away the parts of me I should have saved to bring to you [Pre-Chorus] Now every promise has a name Every door remembers blame [Chorus] How do I stay the good man I planned to be If loving you makes somebody bleed? You’re the life I should have chosen, right in front of me And I’m boxed in by the hurt I’d leave How do I love you without breaking what I swore? I found the one—too late to open the door [Verse 2] I watch the years I might have had Go walking past with your hand in mine But I can’t call a clean beginning When my old words are still alive [Bridge] I built this box with promises And now the hinges hold me fast [Final Chorus] How do I stay the good man I planned to be If loving you makes somebody bleed? You’re the life I should have chosen, right in front of me And I’m boxed in by the hurt I’d leave I found the one—too late to open the door
