I'll Always Be There for You (Response to Loretta 's song Always At My Door)

[Verse 1] We were standin’ by that riverside, July heat and Sunday clothes You were laughin’ through your happy tears, white dress and a dusty rose I took your hand and I pulled you close, the whole world faded out of view I said, "If you’re ever feelin’ lost at sea You can always count on me," and I swore to you [Pre-Chorus] I said, "When the waves come crashin’, when the sky turns black When the wind’s gonna tear your sails in two If you drift too far and you can’t find home I’ll be that light cuttin’ through" [Chorus] I said, "I’ll always be there for you If you’re lost, I’ll be your lighthouse in the storm, shinin’ true I’ll drag you back, back home to me From the darkest tide to the calmest sea I’ll always be there for you Yeah, I’ll always be there for you" [Verse 2] But the years rolled by like an old freight train, and we slipped right off the track Promises and paychecks missed, we said things we can’t take back Paper signed in a quiet room, just two names and a faded dream You walked away tryin’ to find yourself But the hurt ran deep and mean [Pre-Chorus] You ran through bars and borrowed hearts, chasin’ something that felt like home Every time one left you in the dark Somehow I would feel it in my bones [Chorus] And I’d say, "I’ll always be there for you If you’re lost, I’ll be your lighthouse in the storm, pullin’ through I’ll drag you back, back home to me From the hardest night to the broken sea I’ll always be there for you Yeah, I’ll always be there for you" [Verse 3] There’d be a knock on my old screen door, sometime ‘round 2 a.m. Rain on your hair, makeup runnin’ thin, smell of whiskey and of him Purple shadows on your fragile skin, where the world had been unkind I didn’t ask you where you’d been that night I just let you leave it all behind [Pre-Chorus] I’d go and put a kettle on, let the quiet fill the room Steam risin’ like a midnight prayer As the porch light cut the gloom [Chorus] And you’d fall into my arms and cry Like a tide that finally found the shore in my eyes I’d drag you back, back home to me Let the hurt run out ‘til your heart could breathe I’ll always be there for you Yeah, I’ll always be there for you [Bridge] We’d sit on the floor by the kitchen light Old linoleum and a world not right You’d shake and you’d break ‘til your tears ran dry And I’d just hold on, never askin’ why When your heartbeat slowed and your eyes gave in I’d lift you up, tuck you in again Brush your hair back like I used to do And whisper soft so it slipped right through [Breakdown Chorus] "I’ll always be there for you If you’re lost, I’ll be your lighthouse in the storm, guidin’ you I’ll drag you back, back home to me From the wreckage, from the raging sea I’ll always be there for you Yeah, I’ll always be there for you" [Outro] Now the ring is gone but the promise stays Carved in my heart like your maiden name Even if you never love me too I’ll be that light when the night breaks you So when the thunder shakes your fragile room And the past comes howlin’ through Just close your eyes, feel the truth I’ll always be there for you I’ll always be there for you