[Verse 1] I used to make a promise at the kitchen sink Then give the same soft answer before I’d even think Your name in one hand, another at the door I kept mistaking open arms for having more [Pre-Chorus] If love could settle where I set it down If every yes did not get passed around [Chorus] I wish love was simple, one clear line to follow One heart, one home, not every open hollow I want to give my whole attention somewhere true Not split my tenderness in pieces meant for you I wish my heart could learn to hold its focus And give its love without the fear that breaks and scatters [Verse 2] I know the names I’ve carried like a coat in rain The half-kept vows, the careful words that hid the strain I never meant to make a crowded room of care But every time I tried to love, I left it everywhere [Pre-Chorus] If love could settle where I set it down If every yes did not get passed around [Chorus] I wish love was simple, one clear line to follow One heart, one home, not every open hollow I want to give my whole attention somewhere true Not split my tenderness in pieces meant for you I wish my heart could learn to hold its focus And give its love without the fear that breaks and scatters [Bridge] Let me be honest when I cannot stay Let me stop calling drift another way I want a love that knows the shape of its own hands A steady choice, a place to understand [Final Chorus] I wish love was simple, one clear line to follow One heart, one home, no borrowed tomorrow I want to give my whole attention somewhere true And let my love be clear in what I choose I wish my heart could learn to hold its focus And give its love without the fear that breaks and scatters [Outro] One heart, one home A love I choose, and let it grow
