[Verse 1] I kept your letter by the kettle Read it while the water climbed Every promise had a weather Every season, I was behind You stopped asking for a reason I stopped dressing mine as truth Now the quiet in this kitchen Sounds like all I owe to you [Pre-Chorus] I can’t turn the calendar backward Can’t make the waiting disappear But I can set this cup down gently And walk until I’m near [Chorus] I’m late to love—still, I’m here No grand excuse, no borrowed tears If you leave the porch light burning I’ll spend my days proving I’m sincere I’m late to love—still, I’m here With both feet planted, heart clear I can’t undo the road behind me But I can meet you from here [Verse 2] I know the hours you carried alone The blue glow under your eyes I know I made a home of maybe While you were learning to say goodbye So I brought the keys back to the table And the truth without disguise I was afraid of being needed So I practiced being gone all night [Pre-Chorus] I can’t ask you to forget it Or pretend the bruise was small But I can answer when you call me I can show up through it all [Chorus] I’m late to love—still, I’m here No grand excuse, no borrowed tears If you leave the porch light burning I’ll spend my days proving I’m sincere I’m late to love—still, I’m here With both feet planted, heart clear I can’t undo the road behind me But I can meet you from here [Bridge] Let the first step be the dishes Let the next one be your hand Let me learn the ordinary Where a promise has to stand If your heart has closed the doorway I won’t force it, I won’t plead I’ll keep knocking with my actions Till you know what I mean [Final Chorus] I’m late to love—still, I’m here A little wiser, finally near If you leave the porch light burning I’ll be worthy of the welcome when it clears I’m late to love—still, I’m here No more vanishing when it gets real I can’t undo the road behind me But I can meet you, I can meet you I can meet you from here [Outro] The kettle cools, the morning opens I’m not leaving this time I’m late to love—still, I’m here And I’ll arrive in every line
