[Verse 1] We learned the hard way how a paycheck disappears, How a kitchen table holds both laughter and the tears. You wore my old blue jacket through that January rain, I kept the porch light burning when you drove back home again. [Chorus] We bend, we mend, we make it through the weather, Two stubborn hearts still pulling on the same old tether. When the good days fly and the bad ones test our plans, I’ll keep reaching for your hand, you keep reaching for my hand. That’s how we stand. [Verse 2] There were words we wish we’d swallowed, doors we didn’t slam, Long drives with the radio turned low as we tried to understand. Then Sunday morning found us splitting up the chores, You laughing with a dust rag, me fixing that loose screen door. [Chorus] We bend, we mend, we make it through the weather, Two stubborn hearts still pulling on the same old tether. When the good days fly and the bad ones test our plans, I’ll keep reaching for your hand, you keep reaching for my hand. That’s how we stand. [Bridge] No vow can promise smooth roads or a sky that stays clear, But I know who I want beside me when the miles get steep from here. So when the years leave silver in the dark above your ear, I’ll still know the way back home is wherever you are near. [Final Chorus] We bend, we mend, we make it through the weather, Two stubborn hearts still pulling on the same old tether. When the good days fly and the bad ones test our plans, I’ll keep reaching for your hand, you keep reaching for my hand. Through every turn, through every span, That’s how we stand. [Outro] Your hand in mine, and the porch light on again.
