Lyrics
Verse 1
I came home late from the county lineSet my keys beside the kitchen lightYou were sitting quiet at the tableWith my phone turned over in your handsI saw the questions in your tired eyesLike every silence had a place to hideThere was nothing there but work and weatherStill I felt something break inside
Pre‑Chorus
I know the world has taught you to be carefulI know a heart can learn to doubtBut every road I take comes back to youI wish you could believe that now
Chorus
I’m not keeping a secret from you, darlin’I’m just trying to make a life we can standThere’s no other name I want beside meNo other hand I’m reaching for to holdSomeday you’ll know this love is steadySomeday you won’t have to search for what ain’t thereI’ll be right here, loving you honestHoping trust can finally meet us there
Verse 2
I remember when we rented that little placeWith the cracked porch and the secondhand couchYou wore my old blue jacket in DecemberAnd swore you’d never let me downWe’ve had bills stacked high as the windowAnd a truck that wouldn’t start in the rainBut I never wished for a different womanI only wished I could ease your pain
Pre‑Chorus
I know forgiveness takes its own timeI won’t rush what you can’t forgetBut every day I’m choosing you againEven on the days you’re scared to yet
Chorus
I’m not keeping a secret from you, darlin’I’m just trying to make a life we can standThere’s no other name I want beside meNo other hand I’m reaching for to holdSomeday you’ll know this love is steadySomeday you won’t have to search for what ain’t thereI’ll be right here, loving you honestHoping trust can finally meet us there
Bridge
If you need to ask, then ask me plainlyIf you need my truth, I’ll give it allBut don’t let fear become the landlordOf the home we built along this road
Final Chorus
I’m not keeping a secret from you, darlin’I’m just trying to make a life we can standThere’s no other name I want beside meNo other hand I’m reaching for to holdSomeday you’ll know this love is steadySomeday you won’t have to search for what ain’t thereI’ll be right here, loving you honestTill your heart can rest beside me there
Outro
Put that phone down, come sit beside meLet tomorrow prove what I can’t sayI’ll keep choosing you in the openTill you don’t have to look away