The Life You Thought He Gave You.

[Verse 1] I watched you change in little ways That no one else would see A little less of who you were A little more of what he needed you to be You'd talk about those open fields Like they were something he had made And I'd hear the way you said his name Like he had given you a place So I never asked why him I asked why here Why do you love the horses Why does the open sky feel like home And I'd listen when you answered For the girl beneath the fear [Chorus] You thought he gave you this life The dirt beneath your boots A thousand acres stretching out The wildness running through you You thought he held the doorway To everything you'd never known But I could see it in your eyes You would've loved this world alone You would've loved this world alone [Verse 2] I knew the rush could feel like freedom When your blood was running hot When every dangerous decision Felt like something you had sought And maybe part of you believed That wanting it made it right But I could see the difference Between your hunger and his appetite I watched him call it your decision While he moved the pieces first Put you somewhere you were vulnerable And made you think you chose the hurt And I wanted to scream his name I wanted to drag you from the flame But I knew another hand on yours Would only feel the same So I never said you need me I never said he's wrong I just showed up with a horse And asked you where you wanted to go And sometimes for a little while You'd look like yourself again [Chorus] You thought he gave you this life The dirt beneath your boots A thousand acres stretching out The wildness running through you You thought he held the doorway To everything you'd never known But I could see it in your eyes You would've loved this world alone You would've loved this world alone [Bridge] I know what it is to mistake the fire for the sun To call a wounded doorway when you don't know where you've come from So I won't be another voice telling you who you should become There's a dragon in your darkness and I know I can't be the one Who slays it for you [Verse 3] But I'll sit beside you While you learn its name I'll ride into the wild with you And never ask you to explain I'll let you make your choices Even when they break my heart Because loving you means trusting There's still a voice beneath it all And when you talk about the country I don't hear him anymore I hear the girl who wanted horses Long before he opened that door When you talk about the life you wanted Tell me what you see Because every time you describe it There's a little less of him And a little more of you [Chorus] Maybe he gave you the first glimpse Maybe he showed you the road But he never gave you freedom And he never made you whole Those horses weren't his to give you The sky was never his to own And every dream you fell in love with Was already yours alone [Outro] So if you stay I'll still be here If you leave I'll still be here If you don't know yet that's okay You don't have to disappear I won't pull you from the darkness I won't tell you where to run I'll just keep riding beside you Till you remember who you were I don't know where this road will take you I don't know what you'll choose I only know the girl I love Was never his to lose If you need to find her I'll go looking too Not to save you not to change you Just to stay beside you While you find your way home