[Verse]
She came around when I was cold and mean,
Lit up my dark like the sun on a stream.
Soft hands mended the cracks in my soul,
But love ain’t enough if you’re digging a hole.
[Chorus]
I had to walk, let her heart run free,
It ain’t what she wanted, but it had to be.
I’m a rambling shadow, a fading decree,
She fell for my love, but she deserves better than me.
[Verse]
Her eyes were stars, bright enough to trust,
But my hands are stained with the weight of dust.
I’d drag her down in this outlawed fight,
So I left her standing in the pale porch light.
[Chorus]
I had to walk, let her heart run free,
It ain’t what she wanted, but it had to be.
I’m a rambling shadow, a fading decree,
She fell for my love, but she deserves better than me.
[Bridge]
There ain't no saddle fit to hold a restless man,
No anchor to steady these trembling hands.
Her voice lingers like a sweet summer hymn,
But I set her free when the light grew dim.
[Verse]
Now the road is quiet, her laughter's gone,
And the guilt in my chest keeps dragging on.
She’ll find a man who’ll give her sky-wide dreams,
While I’ll stay chasing the tumbling streams.