I’ll Go

[Verse 1]
You said, “One day you’ll get tired
One day you’ll walk like my daddy did”
I saw that suitcase in your silence
Heard every goodbye you never said
You watch the door like it’s a countdown
Sleep in jeans in case you have to run
You hold your breath when I say “always”
Like “always” is a loaded gun
[Chorus]
So if you’re scared I’ll leave, I’ll go
I’ll go with you wherever this road goes
When the dark talk’s loud and you shake in your clothes
I’ll be the hand that don’t let go
Lay your head on my chest, hear it swear in the slow
I won’t leave you, I won’t leave you
If you’re scared I’ll leave, I’ll go
[Verse 2]
You ask, “Would it hurt you if I vanished?”
Then laugh it off and change the song
You say the word “too much” like a sentence
Like love’s a thing you get wrong
You memorize every little mood swing
Like proof you’re something I can’t keep
But I see the brave in all that trembling
Baby, you’re the reason I can’t sleep (in a good way)
[Chorus]
So if you’re scared I’ll leave, I’ll go
I’ll go with you wherever this road goes
When the weight in your chest feels carved in stone
I’ll sit beside you on that floor at home
Lay your head on my chest, hear it swear in the slow
I won’t leave you, I won’t leave you
If you’re scared I’ll leave, I’ll go
[Bridge]
When the thoughts turn storm
And your name feels wrong
When your past starts packing up our plans (oh)
I’ll be right here
Through every fear
Both my arms saying what they can
[Chorus]
If you’re scared I’ll leave, I’ll go
I’ll go deeper in, not down that road
When the sky goes black and you feel alone
I’ll be the porch light always on
Lay your head on my chest, hear it swear in the slow
I won’t leave you, I won’t leave you
If you’re scared I’ll leave, I’ll go
If you’re scared I’ll leave
I’ll go

country, Warm modern country ballad with male vocals; intimate picked acoustic and soft pedal steel in the verses, heartbeat kick and low bass swell into a soaring chorus; hushed stacked harmonies on the hook, brush snare and organ pad lifting the bridge, big emotional last chorus then gentle guitar outro