[Verse 1 - Female] You can give somebody everything, Stay up all night when their world falls down, Drive a hundred miles just to bring them home, Be the one who always comes around. You can miss one call, Forget one day, Say the wrong thing When you meant it another way. Years from now, The details disappear, But something deeper Still stays here. [Male, softly] It stays here. [Pre-Chorus - Female] They won't count every favor, They won't keep every score. They won't remember every time You opened up the door. But somewhere in their heart, Long after you've moved on, There's a feeling with your name on it That somehow carries on. [Chorus - Female] That's what they remember, Not every word you said, Not every little promise, Not every tear you shed. They remember if they felt safe When the whole world turned cold, If you made them feel like they mattered, Like they weren't alone. [Male] Not what you gave them... [Female] Not what you forgot... [Both] In the end, What they remember Is how you made them feel. [Verse 2 - Female] You could buy the perfect birthday gift, But they may forget what was inside. You could plan the perfect afternoon, And lose the pictures over time. But they'll remember laughing Till they couldn't catch their breath, The hand that found their hand When they were scared to take the next step. [Male] I don't remember what you wore that night. [Female] I don't remember what we talked about. [Male] But I remember... [Both, softly] How it felt when you were there. [Pre-Chorus - Female] Nobody keeps a ledger Of every wrong and right. Memory turns the years to shadows, But feelings keep their light. And sometimes one small kindness Outlives a thousand things. A moment you thought meant nothing Can mean everything. [Chorus - Female] That's what they remember, Not every word you said, Not every little promise, Not every tear you shed. They remember if they felt safe When the whole world turned cold, If you made them feel like they mattered, Like they weren't alone. [Male] Not what you gave them... [Female] Not what you forgot... [Both] In the end, What they remember Is how you made them feel. [Bridge - Male, husky and intimate] Maybe I forgot the places. Maybe I forgot the years. Maybe I can't tell the story Exactly how it was back then. [Female] But when I hear your name, Something inside me knows. [Male] Some people leave you wounded. [Female] Some people feel like home. [Both] And that is what remains When everything else goes. [Final Chorus - Female, powerful] That's what they remember, When photographs grow old, When all the little details Are stories barely told. They remember who brought sunlight Into days that had gone dark, Who made them feel worth loving, Who left warmth inside their heart. [Male] You don't have to be perfect... [Female] You just have to be real... [Both] Because in the end, What they remember... [Female, soaring] What they carry... [Male] What remains... [Both] Is how you made them feel. [Outro - Female, soft] So love a little deeper. Hold them while they're near. [Male, almost whispered] Someday they may forget the words... [Female] But they'll remember How they felt When you were here.
