Verse 1[Melodic Flute intro] Met you when my pockets were light But my dreams was heavy as sin World kept testing my patience Didn’t know where I’d land, or when Everybody had conditions Everybody wanted proof But you stood ten toes beside me Said, “Baby, I believe in you” Pre-Chorus When my name ain’t ring no bells And my future wasn’t clear You saw gold in the struggle Heard my song before they did, yeah Chorus You my day one, before the shine Before the crown, before the climb When it was raining all the time You stayed, you stayed I don’t choose money, I don’t choose fame I don’t choose easy, I don’t choose safe Like Willie said, girl, I choose you Yeah, I choose you Verse 2 I had scars I didn’t show you Had some nights I lost my way I was fighting with my demons Trying hard not to run away You didn’t ask me to be perfect You just asked me to be real Said, “Love ain’t always pretty, baby But it’s worth the way it feels” Pre-Chorus When my pride was talking loud And my heart was hard to reach You loved me through my silence Heard my truth in broken speech Chorus You my day one, before the name Before the lights, before the stage When all I had was faith and pain You stayed, you stayed I don’t choose fortune, I don’t choose games I don’t choose running from the flames From the jump, girl, I choose you Yeah, I choose you Bridge Let ‘em chase what glitter, let ‘em chase what’s new I done seen the bottom, I know what’s true Ain’t no replacement for a love that’s grown From borrowed time to a future we own If the whole world turns its back on me I know where my home gon’ be (Curtis-style uplift ad-lib) Love gonna lift us higher As long as we walk together (Bobby-style raw ad-lib) I ain’t always been right But I’ve always been yours Chorus You my day one, my ride or die My morning prayer, my lullaby If I fall, you the reason I rise You stayed, you stayed I don’t choose crowds, I don’t choose praise I don’t choose running from better days Every lifetime, girl, I choose you Yeah, I choose you Outro From the first hard night To the last sunrise If I gotta choose once in this life You already know… You my day one.
