The Way I See You

Verse 1

Everybody sees the spotlight shining on your face,

The way you steal a room and light up every place.

Sometimes I watch you laughing, talking with your crowd,

And somehow your smile seems even brighter in the loud.

But they don’t see the little things that catch my eye,

Like how you play with your hands when nerves are hiding inside.

Or how your voice gets softer when you’re holding something back,

The tiny pieces of your heart hidden between the cracks.

Pre-Chorus

I know the parts you never show,

The quiet battles nobody knows.

Chorus

‘Cause the way I see you is different than they do,

I see the girl behind the smile when the whole world looks at you.

I see the tears you never cry, the weight behind your eyes,

The moments when you’re hurting but you’re trying to be alright.

And every little argument, the ones that make no sense,

The silence hanging in the air, the walls we both invent.

Still somehow we find our way through everything we’ve been through,

Maybe that’s because I see the real you.

Verse 2

I see the sadness that you hide behind a busy day,

And all the words I want to say that somehow fade away.

I see your eyes after a fight when neither one can speak,

When pride is standing in the doorway and our hearts feel weak.

And when we barely talk at all, I hate the empty space,

Wondering if you’re thinking of me from some distant place.

Then little by little, the distance starts to fade,

One message turns to laughter and the hurt begins to break.

Pre-Chorus

No matter how far we may go,

You’re still the one I know.

Chorus

‘Cause the way I see you is different than they do,

I see the girl behind the smile when the whole world looks at you.

I see the tears you never cry, the weight behind your eyes,

The moments when you’re hurting but you’re trying to be alright.

And every little argument, the ones that make no sense,

The silence hanging in the air, the walls we both invent.

Still somehow we find our way through everything we’ve been through,

Maybe that’s because I see the real you.

Bridge

Maybe love isn’t never falling apart,

Maybe it’s finding the road back to each other’s hearts.

Maybe it’s knowing your flaws and staying anyway,

Holding on through the nights when words get in the way.

Outro

So let the world see the dancer, the singer, the star above,

I’ll keep seeing the woman I’ve slowly learned to love.

The nervous hands, the hopeful heart, the strength you never knew,

And no matter how much changes,

I’ll always see you.