[Verse 1] The kettle clicks beside the sink A patch of morning crosses the floor I used to count the things I lacked Now I can name what’s here and more The coat you left across the chair The lemon tree that made it through A little room, a little time A hand that reaches out to you [Pre-Chorus] I don’t need the road I missed To prove this road is real I can let the old wish rest And keep the good I feel [Chorus] This is the life I’ve got These are the days I’m living A table, a door, a heart that’s still willing I take it as it comes I let the hard parts soften Nothing to win, nowhere I have to be I’m here, and here is enough for me [Verse 2] The bus runs late; we laugh and wait Rain gathers silver on your sleeve The bills are stacked beside the fruit Still, there’s a song we both believe Some plans dissolved like chalk in rain Some seeds came up where none were sown I’m done demanding every turn Should lead me somewhere grander than home [Pre-Chorus] I don’t need a perfect past To bless the ground I stand I can meet the day I have With open, ordinary hands [Chorus] This is the life I’ve got These are the days I’m living A table, a door, a heart that’s still willing I take it as it comes I let the hard parts soften Nothing to win, nowhere I have to be I’m here, and here is enough for me [Bridge] For every door that didn’t open For every name I couldn’t keep I lay the wanting down beside me And let it finally go to sleep Not every answer needs a reason Not every ending needs a sign I can be grateful without pretending That every mile was kind [Final Chorus] This is the life I’ve got These are the days I’m living A table, a door, a heart that’s still willing I take it as it comes I let the hard parts soften Nothing to win, nowhere I have to be I’m here, and here is enough for me [Outro] The kettle cools beside the sink The evening settles, plain and sweet I have this life, I hold it gently And let it be
