Stay

Verse 1
You’re standing in the doorway with your keys in your hand,Saying you don’t know how much more you can stand.You’re tired of waking to my midnight screams,Tired of living in the shadows of my dreams.You say you miss the man I used to be,Before the war carved pieces out of me.I wish I could just flip a switch and be fine,Leave all the sand and smoke behind.
Verse 2
I see the tear lines fighting in your eyes,See you counting every compromise.You’ve held me while my hands still shook,You’ve read my soul like an open book.I know it’s not fair you pay this price,Carrying weight that ain’t your life.But if there’s anything I’ve learned from the fight—It’s that what’s worth saving takes more than one night.
Pre-Chorus
If you walk away, I swear I’ll understand—But before you do, just hear this from a broken man.
Chorus
Stay through the storm,Even when my heart feels tattered and torn.Hold on tight when the thunder hits,When my mind goes back to the worst of it.I can’t promise easy, can’t promise fast,But I can promise I’ll fight to make this last.If you can’t stay forever, at least stay tonight—Stay through the storm till we see some light.
Bridge
I made it home because I wouldn’t quit—Let me prove I can love you just like that.

* Instruments: Piano, acoustic, soft electric swells, brush snare, pedal steel