[Opening [Verse] I hear a promise, check the catch. You hear a joke and just laugh back. I read the room for an escape. You ask if all your friends can stay. I’ve got a reason for every doubt, A long explanation that wears you out. You ask me why the man was kind. I nearly say, “Just give it time.” I bite it back before it lands. You’re drawing people holding hands. I’ve spent so long expecting rain, I nearly taught you clouds mean pain. [Build] Check the lock, check the price, Read the terms, ask me twice. Some of that can keep you safe. Some just keeps the world away. How do I teach you to be wise Without putting fear behind your eyes? [Chorus] Don’t let the hurt I’ve carried Be the weight that wears you down. Don’t let my years of mistrust Make you think there’s no good left around. Just because I’ve been let down Doesn’t mean this world’s gone cold. Take the love I have to give you, Not the fear I learned to hold. There’s still so much worth believing. There’s still so much I don’t see. Let me teach you how to face the world Without the hurt it handed me. [Second verse] You tell me someone broke a rule. I start explaining people to you. Then you say, “He said sorry, though.” I’m halfway through, “That’s how it goes.” But maybe sorry meant just that. Maybe he’ll give your pencil back. Maybe a kid can get things wrong Without a hidden plan all along. I call it being hard to fool. It isn’t always such a useful tool. Sometimes I catch the smallest lie And miss the kindness standing by. [Breakdown • stripped back] I can teach you how to say no, Who to call and when to go. You can trust yourself and still Believe somebody means you well. I can’t promise no one lies. I can listen every time. Be the place where words stay true. Keep the things I promise you. [Final chorus • full lift] Don’t let the hurt I’ve carried Be the weight that wears you down. Don’t let my years of mistrust Make you think there’s no good left around. Just because I’ve been let down Doesn’t mean this world’s gone cold. Take the love I have to give you, Not the fear I learned to hold. There’s still so much worth believing. You show me things I used to see. While I teach you how to face the world, You bring some of it back to me. [Outro • warm, almost spoken] You wave at strangers through the glass. Somebody smiles and waves right back. You turn to make sure I can see. I do. Keep showing me.
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