[Verse 1] You showed up quiet with the rain on your coat, A split in your knuckle, a name in your throat. I held the door while you counted to ten, Some wars end softly when a friend walks in. You told me the truth that I needed to hear, No sermon, no stage, just your hand on my shoulder. We carried the weight that we couldn't explain, Then left it together beside the old train. [Chorus] Stay when the hard words land, Keep your feet where the ground gives way. I’ll tell you straight, you’ll pull me back, We make each other stronger that way. Stay when the hard words land, No easy praise, no turning away. Steel meets steel, and the edge comes clean, We make each other stronger that way. [Verse 2] Your kitchen clock missed a minute or two, Cold tea on the table, the whole night blue. You said, “I was wrong,” and I said, “Me too,” The room got lighter with nothing to prove. We don't need winners, we don't need a crown, Just somebody honest when the walls come down. If I lose my direction, you call me by name; If you start to go under, I do the same. [Chorus] Stay when the hard words land, Keep your feet where the ground gives way. I’ll tell you straight, you’ll pull me back, We make each other stronger that way. Stay when the hard words land, No easy praise, no turning away. Steel meets steel, and the edge comes clean, We make each other stronger that way. [Outro] So keep that chair beside the door, Keep one truth I can’t ignore. When I bend, don’t let me break— I’ll do the same for you, whatever it takes.
