[Intro] [acoustic guitar strumming, piano melody enters] [Verse 1] [male vocals enter, gritty tenor] I've dragged you through the mud Of my worst days When the bills stacked high And the sky stayed gray I've been a broken man With a stubborn pride You never once looked for the door on the other side [Verse 2] [bass and light percussion enter] I've cursed at the wind I've lost my way Forgot who I was in the heat of the fray But every night when the fight finally quit You were the light still burning where I threw my fit [Chorus] [full band enters, driving drums, electric guitar power chords] Through every storm that tried to tear us down You held the pieces when I wasn't around I don't know what I did To deserve a love so true But God knows I'm grateful baby so damn grateful for you Yeah I'm hopelessly completely so damn grateful [vocal break] for you [Instrumental Break] [electric guitar solo with melodic bends, piano accompaniment] [Verse 3] [drums drop out, acoustic guitar and piano only] Remember that winter The heat went out We laughed under blankets Dance the cold out You turned frozen floors Into holy ground With nothing but coffee in that old slow sound [bass and drums re-enter] I've watched you carry More than your share Wipe away tears you never let me see there And still you wake up with that sunrise smile Like loving me is easy all the while [Chorus] [full energy, Hammond B3 organ swells] Through every storm that tried to tear us down You held the pieces when I wasn't around I don't know what I did To deserve a love so true But God knows I'm grateful baby so damn grateful for you Yeah I'm hopelessly completely so damn grateful for you [Bridge] [crescendo, heavy snare hits] If I had a thousand lifetimes I'd spend them the same Kneeling at the altar of your name You're the mercy I don't deserve the quiet answer to every prayer I never knew how to word [Guitar Solo] [distorted electric guitar, high-energy drum fills] [Outro] Through every storm through the fire through the rain You loved me whole when I was nothing but pain Heaven itself couldn't love me better than you do So hear me when I say it baby I'll say it till I'm dust I'm wildly on my knees so grateful for us Yeah [vocal ad-lib] I'm so damn grateful for you Every scar every mile every hard-fought year Led me straight to the miracle of you right here Thank you for staying My love thank you for staying [acoustic guitar fades out, final piano chord]
