Verse 1 She woke in Sanctuary, frost on the ground Empty little houses, not a living sound Codsworth sweeping like the years stood still She learned real fast how silence kills Names on the mailboxes, paint peeling thin She wrote them down, let remembering begin Didn’t come looking to be brave or bold Just trying not to let the good go cold Chorus She walks it slow, she sees it through Keeps her word, that’s what she’ll do She don’t shout loud, she don’t pretend She stands by folks they try to bend If it can hope, if it can choose She won’t be the one who cuts it loose Verse 2 Gunfire cracked in Concord town Found a cause that wouldn’t stay down A battered flag, a promise made Some things are worth the price they paid A dog at her side, steady and true Didn’t need answers, just knew what to do Down in the tunnels, low-lit signs Freedom moving one step at a time Chorus She walks it slow, she sees it through Keeps her word, that’s what she’ll do She don’t shout loud, she don’t pretend She stands by folks they try to bend If it can hope, if it can choose She won’t be the one who cuts it loose Verse 3 Neon glow in Diamond City nights Truth comes hard under borrowed lights A reporter asking who we are A detective made of borrowed parts Met a giant asking what’s kind Not in books, not easy to find She didn’t teach him, didn’t explain Just showed him mercy ain’t a chain Bridge She never sold a secret for caps or praise Never erased a soul to clear her way History can say what it will She stayed human, quiet, still Final Chorus She walks it slow, she sees it through Keeps her word, that’s what she’ll do When lines get drawn and sides get chose She stands with hearts that still feel close If it can hope, if it can choose She won’t be the one who cuts it loose Outro Sanctuary’s cracked, but it still stands So does she, with dirt on her hands
