[Verse 1] I make a list beside the sink Of all the things I said I'd do The paper curls beneath the glass While every line pulls me from you [Pre-Chorus] One hand holds tight to what is owed One hand reaches past the door Both are mine, both know your name Both keep asking me for more [Chorus] I am the keeper and the runaway The steady voice, the storm that won't sit still I want the life that waits beyond these walls And I love the ones I'm standing here with still If I can't make the pieces all agree Let every piece keep reaching back to me [Verse 2] Your coat is hanging by the stairs The little shoes are turned around I hear you laughing in the next room And feel the miles inside this house [Pre-Chorus] I count the cost, I count the years I count the faces that I love The selfish self says, “Choose your own way” The kinder one says, “Stay enough” [Chorus] I am the keeper and the runaway The steady voice, the storm that won't sit still I want the life that waits beyond these walls And I love the ones I'm standing here with still If I can't make the pieces all agree Let every piece keep reaching back to me [Bridge] I won't call care a chain I won't call wanting wrong I'll carry both the promise and the ache Until the two can walk along [Final Chorus] I am the keeper and the runaway The steady voice, the storm that won't sit still I want a life that leaves room for us all And love the ones who make this life feel real If I can't make the pieces all agree I'll build a wider place for you and me [Outro] The list can wait beside the sink I hear your footsteps; I come in
