[Intro] [Verse 1] He was never the romantic with the roses at the door No big speech, no grand occasion, nothing sweeping to adore But he showed up every morning with the coffee and the light And he showed up every evening, and he stayed the whole long night [Pre-Chorus] Some folks measure love in fireworks, in the once, the rare, the grand But she counted every ordinary day he took her hand [Chorus] It ain't the big night, it's the being there The showing up when nobody's keeping score Perfect attendance, day after day That's the quiet way that love keeps the door Perfect attendance, that's what love is for [Verse 2] She wasn't loud about it, didn't post it, didn't boast Just the steady kind of present that you only miss the most When the flashy ones had wandered and the grand ones didn't stay She was still there in the doorway at the ending of the day [Pre-Chorus] 'Cause anyone can shine one evening, anyone can start It's the ten thousand plain arrivals that reveal a faithful heart [Chorus] It ain't the big night, it's the being there The showing up when nobody's keeping score Perfect attendance, day after day That's the quiet way that love keeps the door Perfect attendance, that's what love is for [Bridge] No trophy on the mantle, no announcement, no parade Just a record with no absences, a promise never frayed And the ones who stayed forever weren't the ones who burned so bright They were only ever there, and there, and there, every night [Instrumental solo] [Final Chorus] It ain't the big night, it's the being there The showing up when nobody's keeping score Perfect attendance, day after day That's the quiet way that love keeps the door Perfect attendance, that's what love is for [Outro]
