I can't offer you a mansion on the hill right now
Can't promise you diamonds or vacations every month
My bank account doesn't have enough zeros yet
To give you the life that magazines say you deserve
But I've got two hands that will work until they're calloused
And a heart that chose you before it chose anything else
I know there are men out there who could give you more things
Who could buy you the car, the house, the security
But can they give you what I'm offering tonight
A partner who will climb beside you, not carry you
Someone who wants to earn it with you, not for you
Because the view is better when we both made the climb
Build with me, that's all I'm asking
Take this foundation and let's make it something real
I don't want to hand you a finished house
I want to lay every brick beside you
So when we're old and looking at what we created
We can say we did that together, every single piece
My father told me that a woman who stays when you have nothing
Is the woman who deserves everything when you have it all
And I'm looking at you now with empty pockets and full intentions
Asking you to bet on potential, bet on promises
Bet on the man I'm becoming not just the man I am
I know that's asking a lot but I'm worth the risk
There's going to be nights we eat dinner on the floor
Because we can't afford the table we want yet
There's going to be months where we count every dollar
Where dreams feel further than they did before
But there's also going to be the day we make it
And every struggle will become our favorite story
I'm not asking you to struggle, I'm asking you to build
There's a difference between suffering and investing
Every sacrifice we make today pays dividends tomorrow
Every no we say now opens doors for bigger yeses later
I've got the vision, I've got the plan, I've got the drive
I just need a woman who sees what I see in us
Build with me, not because you have to
But because you believe in what we could be
I promise you the wait will be worth it
I promise you these hands won't stop working
Until every dream you whispered in the dark
Is standing in the daylight where everyone can see
So what do you say, are you in or are you out
Can you love a man who's still under construction
Who's got blueprints in his pocket and ambition in his chest
Who can't give you everything but will give you his best
Until his best becomes more than enough
Build with me baby, let's create something they'll remember
SoulStrings
