Verse 1 Twenty-five, heart in my throat, Ten years deep, but I still felt broke. A stranger’s voice said, choose your side — She doesn’t come alone this time. I froze when I saw their eyes, Lisa and Mikey, already living their lives. And all I could hear inside my head — They don’t need me… I’m better off dead. ⸻ Pre-Chorus I wanted you close, I wanted you mine, Didn’t know love meant sharing time. I had to learn your heart could stay Even when you were giving parts away. ⸻ Chorus I didn’t just fall in love with you, I fell into fire I couldn’t outrun. I had to learn loving you Didn’t mean losing what I’d become. You gave your heart where it had to go, And I learned to grow — Loving you meant loving them too. ⸻ Verse 2 Your daughter and I spoke in sound, CDs on the floor, burned our hearts down. Your son stayed quiet, but we grew strong, Through nights, through fights, through video games. ⸻ Pre-Chorus 2 And mornings changed before I knew, Walls came down, and light came through — ⸻ Break / Half-Time They’d jump on the bed half-asleep, Crash our ribs into laughter and heat — Our little ritual, Love learning where it belonged. ⸻ Final Chorus I didn’t just fall in love with you, You gave me a life I never knew. You gave me a family, you gave me a name, You gave me something that never fades. I’ll spend my life saying thank you, For loving me the way that you do.
