[Intro] [gentle acoustic, low volume] We sit by the fire… Not saying much. You always know when that’s enough. [Verse 1] We sit by the fire, say nothing at all Just watching the sparks rise and fall You lean your shoulder into mine Like it’s always been this easy, this fine We laugh about nothing, about the day You calm the noise without trying to say Everyone thinks I’m steady and sure You know when I’m tired, you know when I’m sore [Pre-Chorus] You don’t fix me, don’t ask me why You don’t flinch when I go quiet You just stay — and somehow that’s enough Like being here is an act of trust [Chorus] You pull me close when the night feels long Stay up talking till the fear is gone No big names, no lines to bend Just me and you — my closest friend You keep me gentle, keep me kind When the world gets sharp inside my mind If I hold you a second too long I’ll call it nothing — and carry on [Verse 2] We share our bread, we share our time Trade small smiles like secret signs Your hand finds mine without a sound Like it’s the safest place you’ve found They praise my strength, the things I do But you see the care that pulls me through You say I’m good like it’s just fact Like I don’t need to earn that back [Pre-Chorus 2] Sometimes I feel it rise too fast Something warm I shouldn’t ask So I breathe it out, I let it go And keep the parts you’ll never know [Chorus] You pull me close when the night feels long Stay up talking till the fear is gone No big names, no lines to bend Just me and you — my closest friend You see the best I try to be You see the parts I keep unseen If my heart steps out of line I pull it back — every time [Bridge] There are words I don’t let live Feelings I don’t let speak Not because they aren’t true But because this means too much to me If wanting more would change your eyes If it costs me what we are Then I’ll keep my vows in silence And call restraint a kind of art [Final Chorus] So I’ll sit right here, just like this Close enough that I don’t miss What we have, what we’ve been Safe inside the word friend I’ll guard this ground, I’ll hold the line Lock away what’s only mine If loving you is something I fend I’ll do it gladly — my dearest friend [Outro] The fire burns low, the night is deep You lean on me and fall asleep I don’t move. I don’t pretend. I stay. And I keep it friendship.
