[Verse 1] I was the one they kept nearby The almost, the in-between The warm place someone stayed a while Before they chased a brighter dream And even when they said my name Said I was the one they'd choose I think I always somehow knew I was the love they'd later lose [Chorus - sparse, let the Rhodes breathe between lines] Love me in a special way… (Rhodes answers — hold the space) Is a song I'll only ever play… Not a hand I'll get to hold Just a warmth I'll never know And maybe I was never chosen Maybe never quite the one But I made my peace with morning Long before this song was done [Verse 2] I gave my whole heart anyway To people passing through Held the door, kept the light For a love that never grew And no, I won't be bitter now That part of me is quiet, kind The special way they sing about Was never going to be mine [Chorus] [Chorus - sparse, let the Rhodes breathe between lines] Love me in a special way… (Rhodes answers — hold the space) Is a song I'll only ever play… Not a hand I'll get to hold Just a warmth I'll never know And maybe I was never chosen Maybe never quite the one But I made my peace with morning Long before this song was done [Bridge] And it's okay It really is I know exactly who I am I built a life with my own two hands And I don't need to be someone's plan [Outro] Love me in a special way… Just a song I'll play… And that's okay… That's okay…
