[Verse 1] I kept your name beneath my tongue Through every morning, every month A folded page inside my coat The words were there, but never spoke You smiled and asked me how I've been I gave the safe answer again But every time you walked away Another line refused to stay [Pre-Chorus] So tonight I found a quiet room And wrote the truth I owe to you [Chorus] I wrote this song for you It's too good to be kept buried in my heart I have to let it out Even if my hands are shaking when I start I'll let it out slow One honest word, then another one in view I don't know where this goes But every hidden part of me leads back to you [Verse 2] I wrote about the coffee stain On the book you left here in the rain The way you laugh before you speak The little brave things in your week I wrote about the afternoon You hummed beside me in your room And how the ordinary days Turn golden when you look my way [Pre-Chorus] I could erase the lines tonight But I'd be hiding from my life [Chorus] I wrote this song for you It's too good to be kept buried in my heart I have to let it out Even if my hands are shaking when I start I'll let it out slow One honest word, then another one in view I don't know where this goes But every hidden part of me leads back to you [Bridge] If love is more than what we planned Then take these words from my open hands No perfect speech, no grand design Just what has been true all this time [Final Chorus] I wrote this song for you It's too good to be kept buried in my heart I have to let it out I can't keep turning feeling into art I'll let it out slow So you can hear the truth in every note I choose And if you need some time I'll still be glad I finally told you [Outro] I wrote this song for you And now it's no longer buried in my heart
