[Verse 1] I kept a little room inside my chest For every almost, every last request I gave away the keys and called it trust Till all that careful tenderness was dust [Pre-Chorus] Then you came in with both hands open And I had nothing left to give [Chorus] You deserve the whole heart I have spent Every bright piece, every last percent I found you just as the well ran dry With your name in my mouth and no life inside You deserve the version I used to be Before I poured myself out so completely I would choose you, even knowing the cost But I reached your door already lost [Verse 2] You leave your coat beside the kitchen chair You ask me how I am and wait right there I want to meet your kindness where it stands But mine slips through these tired, empty hands [Pre-Chorus] You never asked me to be broken Still I don’t know how to begin [Chorus] You deserve the whole heart I have spent Every bright piece, every last percent I found you just as the well ran dry With your name in my mouth and no life inside You deserve the version I used to be Before I poured myself out so completely I would choose you, even knowing the cost But I reached your door already lost [Half-Time Breakdown] If I could gather every scattered part I’d lay them gently in your arms But all I have is this small truth: I came too late to love you right [Final Chorus] You deserve the whole heart I have spent Every last promise, every last percent I found you just as the well ran dry Still I see a reason to try You deserve the life I couldn’t save The honest words I was too tired to say If there’s a spark beneath all this loss I’ll bring it to your door, whatever the cost [Outro] You deserved me whole I’m learning how to live
