[Verse 1] Your old coat hangs behind the door The sleeves still smell like cedar smoke We split the rent, we split the year But never split the weight of hope You ask me what I'm frightened of I say the bills, the changing plans Then watch you fold the laundry slow With a ring of flour on your hands [Pre-Chorus] We learned to sign our names in ink Before we knew what promises could weigh I love the life we're making here And fear the parts time takes away [Chorus] Stay close while the seasons turn While the good plans bend and burn I can face the years ahead If your hand still finds my hand Love is not a door that locks It's choosing through the hardest parts I'm afraid, and I am here Growing up with you, my dear [Verse 2] Your father's watch stopped in the drawer We wound it up; it lost an hour You laughed and said, "That's life, I guess" Then held me through the quiet after The mailbox fills with forms and news A tiny shoe waits by the stairs We speak in lists, then look up once And find the whole wide world in there [Pre-Chorus] The days don't ask if we feel ready They leave their fingerprints in place I love the way you meet the morning Even when it changes shape [Chorus] Stay close while the seasons turn While the good plans bend and burn I can face the years ahead If your hand still finds my hand Love is not a door that locks It's choosing through the hardest parts I'm afraid, and I am here Growing up with you, my dear [Bridge] If we become the ones who leave The porch light on, the kettle warm If all our careful maps grow faint I'll know your voice inside the storm No vow can stop the river's pull No brave face keeps the years away So let me say it plainly now: I choose you in the changing day [Final Chorus] Stay close while the seasons turn While the good plans bend and burn I can face the years ahead If your hand still finds my hand Love is not a door that locks It's choosing through the hardest parts I'm afraid, and I am here Growing up with you, my dear [Outro] Your old coat hangs behind the door And morning gathers on the floor I'm afraid, and I am here Growing up with you, my dear
