Lyrics
Verse 1
I still remember that kitchen chairYou counting change while I stood thereOne more promise hanging by a threadOne more sorry I had left unsaidYou knew the worst of every roadStill you helped me carry what I owedI asked the Lord for a second chanceYou gave me one with both hands
Chorus
I don't know where you found the patienceTo wait through all my changing seasonsTo hold the door when I came home lateAnd love me past the mess I madeBut you won't need near as much now, darlin'I finally see what I was costing youIf there's a better man in this old heartYou had a hand in pulling him through
Verse 2
I used to call my temper truthMade a shield out of being bulletproofYou took the blame for a broken dayThen watched me throw another one awayThere ain't a medal for making you cryNo good excuse in a hard man's prideSo I put these cards out on the tableAnd start becoming who I'm able
Chorus
I don't know where you found the patienceTo wait through all my changing seasonsTo hold the door when I came home lateAnd love me past the mess I madeBut you won't need near as much now, darlin'I finally see what I was costing youIf there's a better man in this old heartYou had a hand in pulling him through
Bridge
I can't give back those years you spentOr every night you wondered where I wentBut I can meet you in the morning lightAnd choose you right, and choose you right
Final Chorus
I don't know where you found the patienceThe whole town knows I tested every ounceBut you won't need near as much now, darlin'I hear the words before they leave my mouthAnd if I stumble, I won't make you carryWhat belongs right here on my own two feetYou stayed until I learned to stayNow let me give you something sweet
Outro
Yeah, you won't need near as much nowNo, you won't need near as much nowI finally know what love asks of me