[Verse 1]
I watched the dawn stumble in like a drunk on the lawn
Spilling gold on the dishes you forgot to wash
You were sleeping, I was thinking—same as always
About time and how it ruins everything it saves
There’s a note on the fridge, says “Buy more light bulbs”
But I don’t mind the dark if your hand’s in mine
We’ve been broke, we’ve been blessed, we’ve been somewhere in between
But your laugh makes the silence feel clean
[Chorus]
And this is a song for my wife
For the way that you anchor my runaway mind
You hold me like a secret, loud and true
God knows I’d be lost if I hadn’t found you
[Verse 2]
Remember that trip to the mountains in late July?
We got sunburnt and argued, then made up under stars
You cried when the motel played “Harvest Moon”
I cried too, but I blamed it on the room
And your hair was wet and wild like a warning
You said, “Promise you won’t ever leave me bored.”
I said, “I’ll stay ‘til the clocks all forget how to tick,”
Then I kissed you like I meant it—and I did
[Chorus]
So here’s a song for my wife
For the midnight oil and the morning light
You’re the prayer I never knew how to write
But somehow I’ve been reading you all my life
[Bridge]
There are ghosts in the mirror and bills on the floor
And time’s just a thief dressed like something we swore
But I’d wager my name, my breath, and my spine
That I’d still choose you if we had to rewind
[Final Chorus]
Yeah, this is a song for my wife
For your broken hallelujahs and unshaken fight
You’re the verse that redeems my every wrong line
And I’m better, I’m braver, just ‘cause you’re mine
[Outro – softly, almost whispered]
The world is a static-laced, flickering screen
But loving you’s the only thing that ever felt clean