[Intro - soft acoustic guitar, choir hum, 808 heartbeat] Ooh... yeah... Lord, hear me... [Verse 1 - intimate, close to the mic] Sittin' at the foot of our bed, head in my hands Bills like a house of cards on my nightstand Watchin' my queen sleep, my woman, my friend Whisper to myself, Lord, I don't deserve you again Sickness took the man I thought I would be Look in the mirror and he don't look like me Worked hard every day, gave all that I had Lost the house we built, lost the car, that's the part that makes me sad [Pre-Chorus - build slightly] Now I'm callin' on my sons, they got families of their own And I swore I'd be the one they could lean on Can't love you like I want to, my body won't let me So how can you love me... [Chorus - full, 808 and choir in] Baby, I don't know how you carry me, love me the same When I can't stand on my own through this weakness and pain You hold your head up high, while I'm holdin' shame A husband's shame, tryna hide my face Oh Lord, give me strength, take away the blame Lift this hurt, this sin, this shame Teach me how to rise again [Verse 2] You see a man, I see a burden in your way You see forever, I see bills we couldn't pay You touch me gentle, but I turn away Cause I don't know how to love myself today [Verse 3 - NEW - grateful, heavy] Seen you take on two jobs, workin' through the night Rockin' scrubs in the mornin', waitin' tables by night light Never once complained, never threw it in my face You just kept lovin' me with amazing grace And girl I wanna thank you, more than words could ever show For every tear you didn't let me see, for every mile that you drove You don't blame me, baby, but the pain still lives in me Cause I can't give you back the love you give so free [Bridge - drop drums, just guitar and choir, let him run] Father, I ain't much right now Tired heart, tired body, bowed down If you still see something left in me Show me how to be the man she needs One more way to love her right... ooh... [Final Chorus - soft then big, choir answers] Baby, I don't know how you carry me [choir: I got you] Love me the same [choir: love you the same] In all my weakness and all my pain [choir: in your pain] You hold your head up high while I carry a husband's shame [choir: let it go] Oh Lord, give me strength, take away the blame Heal this heart, take this sin and shame Teach me how to love myself again So I can love you til the end [Outro - whisper, guitar only] My queen... how I don't deserve you... But thank you... thank you for lovin' me the same.
