[Verse 1] Met you in the hallway, books in your arms Eyes like summer skies after backroad storms You smiled through the thunder, hid the hurt so well But I saw inside the cracks where your secrets fell We’d skip down by the creek when the school bell rang Laughin’ ‘bout nothin’, drownin’ out the pain Your dad’s rage echoed on whiskey walls, like mine We’d run hand in hand, and then one day, we crossed a line That first kiss came as the fireflies flew You laughed, ran away - and my heart knew!… [Chorus] It was always you, It was always youuu, My silent heart, like yours, bruised blue and black Needing your love like that belt buckle on my back Knew I’d get hurt, but I’d go just the same You never knew, but let me tell you “I do”, It was always you! [Verse 2] Prom night came, you were dressed in red He picked you up, and you went with him instead Heard the music playin’, saw your dress spin just right While I stood in the dark, losin’ sleep that night He left you standin’ by the football gate You cried, “It’s just a crush, it ain’t love or fate” I said, “I’m here,” as you turned away And I swallowed the words I couldn’t say [Chorus] It was always you, It was always youuu, My silent heart, like yours, bruised blue and black Needing your love like that belt buckle on my back Knew I’d get hurt, but I’d go just the same You never knew, but let me tell you “I do”, It was always you! [Verse 3] You packed your bags, chased a big dream town I stayed back, just fixin’ things, roots laid down We wrote letters like kids too scared to call Of every story of each new love’s fall I’d hold your letters close when the heartaches hit Help you patch-up the pieces they left shattered and split You’d cry in ink, sayin’, “Men ain’t right” And I’d die inside, still lovin’ you every night …still lovin’ you every night! [Bridge] The letters stopped comin’, no goodbye, no sign Just an empty silence that echoed through my mind Then the phone rang low - said you’d found your peace… [sung quietly, soft strum only] ...Laid you down quiet ‘neath the willow’s reach [Final Chorus] It was always you, It was always youuu I’m still holdin’ on through the hurt ohhh! I prayed you’d come back, but the angels took you first, Now I’m talkin’ to stone, holdin’ on to this one thing You never knew, but let me tell you - I do, It was always you Yeah… it was always you… It was always you
