We started out with open hands, Two hearts standing where the shoreline ends, Every promise felt a little unsure, Didn’t know what the tide had in store. The nights were long, the ground would move, Every doubt came crashing through, But somewhere deep beneath the sound, I felt us holding our ground. You looked at me like you already knew, Some storms you don’t run from — you choose. There were waves and waves in front of us, Breaking hard, trying to call our bluff, But we held on tight when the water rose, White-knuckled hope, hearts exposed. We said yes with the wind against us, No safe shore, just trust, And the waves that tried to pull us under Became what taught us how to love each other. We learned to breathe when the nights went dark, Learned to read the sea by heart, Every trial carved another line, But never once said, “This isn’t mine.” I said, “Love won’t always be kind,” You said, “Then we’ll take it one wave at a time,” And somehow standing there with you, The fear felt smaller than the truth. Every swell just tested our grip, Every fall taught us how to lift. There were waves and waves in front of us, Breaking hard, trying to call our bluff, But we held on tight when the water rose, White-knuckled hope, hearts exposed. We said yes with the wind against us, No safe shore, just trust, And the waves that tried to pull us under Became what taught us how to love each other. Years roll in like the evening tide, Still feel your hand reaching for mine, We didn’t win by staying dry, We survived by staying side by side. Now every sunset writes it back, Every scar just proves the fact, We said yes, and the rest is true— The waves couldn’t break me and you.
