[Verse 1] You met me where the train split east and west With rain on your sleeve and a joke half-told We traded our maps for a walk through the market And found a new street we could call our own [Pre-Chorus] Some hands are here for the climb Some voices steady the climb Then the road turns, and still I carry what you gave me [Chorus] You were here, and it mattered We made more of the days we were handed Though the doorways divide us someday I’m not less for the love that changed me You were here, and I’m grateful For the laugh that broke through my careful Every meeting leaves something alive In the way that I see this life [Verse 2] You taught me to ask before I rush in I taught you the shortcut past the old arcade We cheered when your name lit the theater marquee Then waved from the platform as your train pulled away [Pre-Chorus] Some hands are here for the climb Some voices steady the climb Then the road turns, and still I carry what you gave me [Chorus] You were here, and it mattered We made more of the days we were handed Though the doorways divide us someday I’m not less for the love that changed me You were here, and I’m grateful For the laugh that broke through my careful Every meeting leaves something alive In the way that I see this life [Outro] Not every story stays open Not every goodbye takes it away You were here, and it mattered I’m still changed in the best way
