Verse 1]
I watched my sister leave with a suitcase
Chasing a life she had to earn
The house got quiet in a way
That never really returned
Then cancer took my father
Too fast, too young, too real
And my mother worked herself into absence
Just trying to help us heal
Love didn’t disappear
It just stopped coming home
I learned how to survive alone
[Pre-Chorus]
So when those doors opened
And the room stood still
I didn’t know my heart could feel like this
[Chorus]
When I saw your face walking toward me
Everything I lost came back
Every empty room, every quiet night
Every love I never had
I held the tears back just to breathe you in
Five years of fire, doubt, and pain
Standing there, I thanked God quietly
That love found me again
[Verse 2]
I remembered every hour I worked
Every no I turned into yes
Every ring shop, every fear
Wondering if I was enough yet
I carried every doubt they gave me
Every dollar I didn’t have
But none of it mattered anymore
The second I saw you laugh
Because you didn’t need perfection
You just needed my hand
[Pre-Chorus]
I made a promise without words
And felt my whole life change
[Chorus]
When I saw your face walking toward me
I became someone new
Not unbeatable because I was strong
But because I had you
I didn’t need the world to believe in me
I didn’t need the fight to end
Standing there, I knew forever
Started when love found me again
[Bridge]
I promise with my last breath
I’ll fight for you
When money’s short, when roads get hard
When the world tells us to move
As long as I have you beside me
I will stand and defend
Every dream, every future
Until the very end
[Break – instrumental pause]
[Final Chorus]
When you walked toward forever with me
I felt the past let go
Every version of me that survived
Finally made it home
I don’t know what tomorrow brings us
But I know how this began
I was empty once, I was broken
Then love found me again
[Outro]
I waited my whole life for that moment
And I’d wait it all again
Just to watch you walk toward me
When love found me again
JLWatkins
