Verse 1 I see you standing at the edge, Not knowing where to start, Carrying every broken promise, Every wound inside your heart. I will not turn my face away Or tell you what you ought to be— When I see you lost inside a cup But for the grace of God, I see me. Pre-Chorus I cannot tell you why I stayed When others slipped away. I cannot promise a life time— I only have today. Chorus Come sit beside me, there is room for you. You don’t have to know what is true. Bring the shame, the fear, the things you cannot say; You don’t have to carry all of that today. There are hands here that will hold you Until your own grow strong. Come sit beside me— You have been alone too long. Verse 2 I made a choice deep in my soul: No matter what may come, I will not take another drink— Joined the no matter what club. Forever sounds impossible, So I live it day by day, With a fellowship around me And a Power who makes a way. Pre-Chorus I found a book about living sober, And people who understood. They did not ask me to be perfect; They asked me to come back if I would. Chorus Come sit beside me, there is room for you. You don’t have to know what is true. Bring the shame, the fear, the things you cannot say; You don’t have to carry all of that today. There are hands here that will hold you Until your own grow strong. Come sit beside me— You have been alone too long. Verse 3 Mistakes were never meant to be The measure of your worth. They may become the very ground Where something new gives birth. Release the blames you’ve fastened Like a chain around your name— HP is living with you, And HP does not make the junk. Bridge There are ways when you are ready, There are arms holding ground, There is strength born from service, There are voices all around. There are stories, there are phone calls, There is coffee, there are chairs, There are people who will notice When you’re missing and not there. I stand with open hands, I stand with open arms, I stand with an open mind— You do not have to earn Your place among us. You only have to come. Final Chorus Come sit beside us, there is room for you. Borrow hope from someone else Until you find your own is true. Bring the guilt, the fear, the things you cannot say; Let grace meet you exactly where you are today. There are hands here that will hold you Until your own grow strong. Come sit beside us— You have been alone too long. Outro I cannot give you certainty. I cannot set you free. But I can leave a place beside me And share what carried me. When I see you reaching for the door, I pray that you will see: Not someone standing over you— Just someone saying, “I see me.”
