[Verse 1] Baby, I remember when I first looked in your eyes Like I'd been out walking roads and finally came inside You took my hand so easy, like we'd always been that way The world called you Sandra But my heart called you Baby from that day [Verse 2] We were young enough to show it, didn't care who saw us smile Holding hands in open daylight, close enough for miles You had known some broken places, love that left you bruised But I promised with my life I would never be that kind of man to you [Chorus] And Baby, I don't always know the way But I'm still reaching for your hand When my silence makes you wonder If my heart is somewhere else Every day I'm trying to love you Like a better man [Verse 3] I know sometimes I'm sitting there, but I feel far away Like the light behind my eyes got turned down low that day You call my name with tears in yours, and I don't know what to say It's not because I don't love you It's because I can't always find the way [Verse 4] You keep reaching through the quiet, through the walls I didn't mean You see the man I'm still becoming, not just the one you've seen I see your heart still fighting battles hidden from the light Still trying, still forgiving Still choosing me each night [Chorus] Baby, I don't always know the way But I'm still reaching for your hand When my silence makes you wonder If my heart is somewhere else Every day I'm trying to love you Like a better man [Bridge] Not better just in words I say Not better just in plans But better when you need my heart And I don't understand For you, for us, for who I am For the promise that we made Teach these tired hands to love When they cannot find the way [Verse 5] Life has asked a lot from us, and time has changed the flame But underneath the ashes, I still whisper your name You are comfort, you are mercy, you are where I belong And if the world went quiet without you It would be too quiet for too long [Final Chorus] Baby, I don't always know the way But I'm still reaching for your hand You are my first and only wife The one I'll choose again And every day I'm trying to love you Like a better man [Outro] So if this song can say one thing I pray your heart understands I have loved you all along I'm still reaching for your hand Baby, I'm still reaching To be a better man
