[Verse 1] Twenty years of working Hands worn thick from trying Taught myself to want less Taught my heart to keep quiet No children in the hallway No small shoes by the door Just heads full of memories And lives we kept score [Pre-Chorus] But you were still there In the rough and the rain We kept showing up Through the loss and the blame I can read the pattern Like a scar on a map We both stayed in motion Even after the cracks [Chorus] The love was there The love was there We proved it in the fire Still here, still here Still here with the wire If we build, we build Not just settling the debt The love was there The love was there And we ain't finished yet [Verse 2] Copious data, baby Every break, all the signs Both sides seeking growth In our own crooked lines We challenged each other To become what we lacked Tore the masks off too quickly Then came looking back [Pre-Chorus] Maybe pain was a teacher Maybe time was a test Maybe we were just learning How to love with less mess But I don't see an ending When I look in your eyes I see two grown people Still surprised we survived [Chorus] The love was there The love was there We proved it in the fire Still here, still here Still here with the wire If we build, we build Not just settling the debt The love was there The love was there And we ain't finished yet [Bridge] Was it duty Was it grace Was it just the long way To the same old place? If I could choose I'd choose the truth Tension made us stronger But connection made us bloom [Final Chorus] The love was there The love was there We proved it in the fire Still here, still here Still here with the wire If we build, we build Not just settling the debt The love was there The love was there And we ain't finished yet
