[Intro] I keep a chair pulled out for you Even when the room is full [Verse 1] You tell me what the landlord said I make a bed inside my head For every hurt you bring to me I move my own things carefully You call at dawn, I call it need I trade my sleep for one more deed I know the shape of every ache And take it home for my own sake [Pre-Chorus] A heart can open wide And still need a door I can care for you Without becoming yours [Chorus] I can love the lost without getting lost I can hold your hand and count the cost You deserve a place, a voice, a start But I cannot give away my whole heart I can stay awhile, I can wish you well I am not the only one who can help Love is not a vow to disappear I can care for you and keep me here [Verse 2] I learn the names you barely say I carry them through half the day Then someone else looks just as worn And I mistake their need for a call My yes comes easy, soft and quick My no gets tangled, thin as string But every promise made from guilt Leaves both our hands with less to build [Pre-Chorus] A heart can open wide And still need a door I can care for you Without becoming yours [Chorus] I can love the lost without getting lost I can hold your hand and count the cost You deserve a place, a voice, a start But I cannot give away my whole heart I can stay awhile, I can wish you well I am not the only one who can help Love is not a vow to disappear I can care for you and keep me here [Bridge] Your sorrow is real Mine is real too I don’t have to bleed To prove I love you There are other hands There are other doors I can give what I can And not promise more [Group Chants] Care, not collapse Kind, not consumed Leave room for your breath Leave room in the room [Final Chorus] I can love the lost without getting lost I can hold your hand and count the cost You deserve a place, a voice, a start But I cannot give away my whole heart I can stay awhile, I can wish you well We can find more hands, more help to tell Love is not a vow to disappear I can care for you and keep me here [Outro] I’ll leave a chair pulled out for you And keep one standing here for me
