The Reason Why I Love You (My Boy)

[Verse 1] Met you in the slow light Laughing at your own bad jokes Hoodie with the sleeve half-rolled Eyes saying what your lips won’t Little tilt of your head, that grin Acting tough but your hands shake You remember all my small things Like the way I hate birthdays [Pre-Chorus] You held my storm In your two arms Didn’t turn away When I fell apart (mm) [Chorus] That’s the reason why I love you, my boy You see the mess and still call it joy You say my name like a home, like a home I was lost, now I’m never alone That’s the reason why I love you, my boy Every scar that you kiss, every choice You turn my silence into a song You’re the reason, you’re the reason I hold on (yeah) [Verse 2] You dance wrong on purpose Just to make me laugh too loud Spin me in the kitchen light Sock feet sliding on the ground You check if I ate today Text “breathe” when I disappear You don’t fix every broken piece You just sit and stay right here [Pre-Chorus] You know my heart Like an old hymn Sing it off-key But I still melt in (oh) [Chorus] That’s the reason why I love you, my boy You see the mess and still call it joy You say my name like a home, like a home I was lost, now I’m never alone That’s the reason why I love you, my boy Every scar that you kiss, every choice You turn my silence into a song You’re the reason, you’re the reason I hold on [Bridge] Soft voice on the phone at 2 “Baby, I’m right here, come through” You pray for me when I can’t speak You believe when I feel weak (yeah) [Instrumental break: mellow guitar solo answers smoky sax line over groovy electro-jazz beat] [Chorus] That’s the reason why I love you, my boy You see the mess and still call it joy You say my name like a home, like a home I was lost, now I’m never alone That’s the reason why I love you, my boy Every scar that you kiss, every choice You turn my silence into a song You’re the reason, you’re the reason I hold on (my boy) You’re the reason, you’re the reason I hold on