Before the House Was Warm

### BEFORE THE HOUSE WAS WARM

\[Verse 1\]

Before the sun had touched the windows Before the house had made a sound You pulled your coat across your shoulders And coaxed the furnace back to life

Your hands were cracked from all the working Your back was tired from the week But every morning, there was warmth Before you ever thought to speak

\[Pre-Chorus\]

And I slept on Through everything Never knowing What the morning cost

\[Chorus\]

You loved me before the house was warm Before the light came through the door In all the things I never saw In all the things I never thanked you for

You never said how much it took You never asked what it was worth You just got up before the sun And gave me warmth before the world

\[Verse 2\]

You took the scuffs from off my leather And left them shining by the stairs I never wondered who had done it Or noticed you were standing there

I heard you moving through the kitchen The kettle singing in the cold And when you called, I came down slowly Too young to see you growing old

\[Pre-Chorus\]

I thought that warmth Was just the way A house should feel At the break of day

\[Chorus\]

You loved me before the house was warm Before the light came through the door In all the things I never saw In all the things I never thanked you for

You never said how much it took You never asked what it was worth You just got up before the sun And gave me warmth before the world

\[Bridge\]

I remember how you held your coffee With both hands around the cup How you sat there in the silence Before the rest of us got up

And now I wonder what you carried Through those mornings, through those years How much love can live in silence And disappear before it's heard

\[Final Chorus\]

You loved me before the house was warm Before I knew what love was for In every winter morning I was too young to see how much you bore

And if I could have one more morning I'd come downstairs before the light I'd sit beside you in the kitchen And thank you for a thousand nights

\[Outro\]

Before the sun Before the sound Before my feet Had touched the ground

You were there

And the house was warm.

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### BEFORE THE HOUSE WAS WARM \[Verse 1\] Before the sun had touched the windows Before the house had made a sound You pulled your coat across your shoulders And coaxed the furnace back to life Your hands were cracked from all the working Your back was tired from the week But every morning, there was warmth Before you ever thought to speak \[Pre-Chorus\] And I slept on Through everything Never knowing What the morning cost \[Chorus\] You loved me before the house was warm Before the light came through the door In all the things I never saw In all the things I never thanked you for You never said how much it took You never asked what it was worth You just got up before the sun And gave me warmth before the world \[Verse 2\] You took the scuffs from off my leather And left them shining by the stairs I never wondered who had done it Or noticed you were standing there I heard you moving through the kitchen The kettle singing in the cold And when you called, I came down slowly Too young to see you growing old \[Pre-Chorus\] I thought that warmth Was just the way A house should feel At the break of day \[Chorus\] You loved me before the house was warm Before the light came through the door In all the things I never saw In all the things I never thanked you for You never said how much it took You never asked what it was worth You just got up before the sun And gave me warmth before the world \[Bridge\] I remember how you held your coffee With both hands around the cup How you sat there in the silence Before the rest of us got up And now I wonder what you carried Through those mornings, through those years How much love can live in silence And disappear before it's heard \[Final Chorus\] You loved me before the house was warm Before I knew what love was for In every winter morning I was too young to see how much you bore And if I could have one more morning I'd come downstairs before the light I'd sit beside you in the kitchen And thank you for a thousand nights \[Outro\] Before the sun Before the sound Before my feet Had touched the ground You were there And the house was warm.

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