[Verse 1] You came in clear as a note held true I knew the kind of care you were asking me to do But I spent my yes on faces passing through Now I’m standing here with nothing new for you [Pre-Chorus] You deserve a heart that arrives whole Not my tired hands trying to play that role [Chorus] I found you late, when my giving was gone You deserve the dawn, not a borrowed-on song I can name what is real, I can tell you the truth I found the right one too late for the proof [Verse 2] Every promise I made got divided and spent Till the best of my tenderness went where it went You don’t have to wait while I learn to repair I won’t call this love if I can’t meet you there [Bridge] If I could turn back, I’d come with more to give But you’re here now, and you deserve to live Beyond my almost, beyond my regret I won’t make you pay for the years I can’t reset [Final Chorus] I found you late, when my giving was gone You deserve the dawn, not a borrowed-on song I can name what is real, I can tell you the truth I found the right one too late for the proof [Outro] You deserved all of me I’m sorry I arrived this way
