Before the Dawn

[Verse 1]
Your blue cup waits beside the sink
The rain draws lines along the glass
You tuck your hair behind your ear
And ask me if the day went fast

[Pre-Chorus]
I tell you what I couldn’t say
While we were rushing through the hours
You make the ordinary feel
Like something I could keep for years

[Chorus]
Stay here a little longer
Let the evening take its time
Your hand is warm against my shoulder
And your heart keeps finding mine
If all we have is this small room
And one more quiet song
I have everything I need
As long as you’re here before the dawn

[Verse 2]
Your old green sweater on my chair
A book turned open, pages bent
You laugh at how I burn the toast
Then steal the piece I meant to mend

[Pre-Chorus]
The world can ask for all it wants
We’ll let it wait outside awhile
I find my way back to myself
Whenever you give me that smile

[Chorus]
Stay here a little longer
Let the evening take its time
Your hand is warm against my shoulder
And your heart keeps finding mine
If all we have is this small room
And one more quiet song
I have everything I need
As long as you’re here before the dawn

[Bridge]
When years have changed the shape of us
When silver threads run through your hair
I’ll know you by the way you look
And reach for you the same way there

[Final Chorus]
Stay here a little longer
Let the morning take its time
Your hand is warm against my shoulder
And your heart keeps finding mine
If all we have is this small room
And every road we’ve crossed
I have everything I need
You’re the home I never lost

[Outro]
Your blue cup waits beside the sink
And you’re still here with me