[Verse 1] I just wanna take you in my arms Hold you close Tell you I love you Kiss your forehead Breathe slow Say it’s gonna be alright Even if my voice shakes I tuck the blanket at your side Try to keep you from the ache [Chorus] But you’re fading while I’m holding You’re slipping while I stay I keep saying “it’s okay” As you wither in your ways I’m smiling on the outside Inside I break and pray Tears fall on your shoulder I can’t watch you slip away [Verse 2] I remember laughing in the grocery line Arguing over which coffee to buy Now your eyes look straight through mine Like I’m someone passing by Empty bottles by the bathroom sink Promises tossed in the trash I keep begging you to come back home From a place I can’t reach Can’t grasp [Chorus] ’Cause you’re fading while I’m holding You’re slipping while I stay I keep saying “it’s okay” As you wither in your ways I’m smiling on the outside Inside I break and pray Tears fall on your shoulder I can’t watch you slip away [Bridge] How do I tell you I’m scared? That I’m tired But I’m here (I’m here) How do I love you this much And still feel you disappear? [Chorus] You’re fading while I’m holding You’re slipping while I stay I keep saying “it’s okay” Though I don’t know if it’ll change I’m smiling on the outside Inside I break and pray Tears fall on your shoulder As I beg you Please To stay
