[Verse 1] You kept the porch light on when I came home late With another bright idea and a tired mistake You heard the part I meant beneath the words I said And handed me a little room to try again instead [Pre-Chorus] I was all sharp corners, learning how to bend You stayed close enough to call me friend [Chorus] For every time you waited, every time you stayed For the patience and the push, for the debts I never paid I’m still becoming, still breaking through A better version of myself because I learned from you I learned from you [Verse 2] You marked the weak spots without tearing down the frame Taught me how to lose without mistaking loss for shame When the plan fell through, you showed me what remained A handful of honest tools and a reason to begin again [Pre-Chorus] I was chasing perfect, missing what was true You turned the room around and let me see it too [Chorus] For every time you waited, every time you stayed For the patience and the push, for the debts I never paid I’m still becoming, still breaking through A better version of myself because I learned from you I learned from you [Bridge] If I stumble, let it teach me If I fail, let it leave a mark I’ll carry all the hands that reached me Like small directions in the dark [Instrumental] [Final Chorus] For every time you waited, every time you stayed For the patience and the push, for the debts I never paid I’m still becoming, still breaking through A better version of myself because I learned from you I learned from you [Outro] I’m not finished, I’m not through But I know how I got here Because of you
