[Verse 1 - Deep Female Vocals] I learned to smile with a storm in my chest, Say “I’m doing fine” when I’m barely my best. I’ve carried my dreams like a suitcase of stones, Made friends with the silence, got used to alone. Some nights feel endless, some roads disappear, I’ve lost parts of myself just to make it through here. But somewhere between every heartbreak and goodbye, I found little reasons to keep asking why. [Pre-Chorus- Deep Female Vocals] Then you showed up when I had nothing to say, Sat beside the wreckage and didn’t walk away. You didn’t fix me, you just held my hand— Sometimes that’s the kindest thing someone can understand. [Chorus - Deep Female Vocals] So here’s to the ones who stay, When the light gets swallowed by the gray, Who know all your scars and love you anyway, Who don’t need a reason, who don’t need you to change. Life can be cruel, it can take more than it gives, But good friends remind you why you still live. And when I forget that I’m worth saving, You’re the voice in the dark saying, “Keep on waiting.” [Verse 2 - Deep Female Vocals] I’ve watched people leave like the end of a song, Wondered if I was the one getting it wrong. I gave pieces away just to keep people near, Till I couldn’t recognize who was standing in the mirror. Then you came along with your imperfect heart, No promises that we’d never fall apart. Just coffee, bad jokes, and a shoulder to lean, The simplest kind of love I’d ever seen. [Pre-Chorus - Deep Female Vocals] And maybe growing up means learning to lose, Learning some people were never meant to choose. But the ones who remain when the easy days end Are more than a blessing— They’re family, they’re friends. [Chorus - Deep Female Vocals] So here’s to the ones who stay, When the light gets swallowed by the gray, Who know all your scars and love you anyway, Who don’t need a reason, who don’t need you to change. Life can be cruel, it can take more than it gives, But good friends remind you why you still live. And when I forget that I’m worth saving, You’re the voice in the dark saying, “Keep on waiting.” [Bridge - Deep Female Vocals] Maybe we’re all just trying not to break, Making little homes out of every mistake. Maybe the hardest roads are the ones that reveal Who will sit in the ashes while your heart learns to heal. And if tomorrow comes with another heavy sky, I know I won’t have to face it alone this time. [Final Chorus - Deep Female Vocals] So here’s to the ones who stay, Who hold your heart when it starts to shake, Who see your worst and still call you by your name, Who turn a lonely room into a safer place. Life may be cruel, and the years may change us, But somehow the right hearts find a way to save us. And if I ever forget how far I’ve come, I’ll look at you and remember— I’m not the only one. [Outro - Deep Female Vocals] I thought I had to carry everything alone, Till you made a little shelter out of home. Life still hurts, and I know it always will, But with the ones who stay… I’m learning to live.
