Verse 1: I came down with a lantern in my hand Thought I had a map that could make you understand I knew all the pathways, all the mountain roads But love isn't carrying another person's load You were sitting in the valley where the shadows tend to stay I kept pointing toward the sunrise while your tears just fell away You didn't need another answer, didn't need another plan You just needed someone willing to sit where you had been Pre-Chorus: Maybe truth without tenderness sounds like thunder in the rain Maybe all my good intentions still can leave somebody strained I don't have to fix the hurting just to prove that I care Maybe healing starts the moment somebody stays there Chorus: So I'll set the map down And hold the light low I don't need to drag you where you're not ready to go I'll sit in the silence Until your soul can breathe And when you're ready, darling You can walk with me Verse 2: I thought love was building bridges, solving every broken thing Giving words to every problem, finding hope in everything But sometimes all the wisdom in the world can't ease the pain Sometimes all a heart is asking is to know it's not alone again Bridge: You don't have to earn my presence You don't have to hide your scars I won't call your fears a burden I won't turn your wounds to wars And if the dawn is still a distance I'll remain until it shows Truth can light the path before us Love decides the pace we go Final Chorus: So I'll set the map down And keep the lantern near I don't need to have the answers just to meet you here We'll wait for the morning And trust what we can't see And when you're ready, darling You can walk with me Outro: A valley isn't forever The mountains still remain And love is more than rescuing Sometimes love is staying With a lantern in the darkness And enough hope to believe That one day we'll keep walking Together, you and me.
