[Verse 1] Life handed me a backpack stitched with rust and rain Filled with every “should’ve” and every old refrain They say drop the load, boy, let the wind take the blame But I keep adding pockets for the things that stay the same [Pre-Chorus] The promises I whispered when the stars were still asleep The songs I never finished, the secrets I still keep [Chorus] I could drop it all, let the road take the load But I’d still pick you up, baby, every mile I owed I’d carry your shadow through the fire and the flood ’Cause the weight we choose is the only weight that’s love Yeah the weight we choose… is the only weight that’s love [Verse 2] There’s a photograph in the glovebox, edges turning brown A half-written letter I never sent around The late-night drives when the silence said enough I keep them close like compass, even when the needle’s rough [Pre-Chorus] The hands I never held long enough to feel warm The nights I swore tomorrow wouldn’t be this storm [Chorus] I could drop it all, let the road take the load But I’d still pick you up, baby, every mile I owed I’d carry your echo through the thunder and the dust ’Cause the weight we choose is the only weight we trust Yeah the weight we choose… is the only weight we trust [Bridge] Let the world keep throwing stones, let the sky keep caving in I’ll still bend my knees and lift what’s mine again Not because I’m strong, not because I’m brave But because some things are worth the extra weight [Final Chorus] I could drop it all, let the road take the load But I’d still pick you up, baby, every mile I owed Through the gravel and the glory, through the dark and through the dawn The weight we choose is the reason we keep on Yeah the weight we choose… is the reason we keep on [Outro] I could drop it all… But I’d still pick you up… Every mile… Every mile I owed… [End - 4:10]
