The Choice (To Be Better)

Intro: A slow, sultry 12/8 time shuffle. The piano hits a deep, bluesy chord, and the drums stay steady on the ride cymbal.)

They say a man is born with a nature he can’t change

Yeah, they say a heart is locked in a world it can't rearrange

But I look at you, baby, and the world looks brand new and strange.

You’re kind because you saw me, and you made a choice to stay

I said you’re kind because you saw me, and you made a choice to stay

You took the "was" and the "used-to-be" and you threw them all away.

(Both): Everything in this life, baby, is a choice we gotta make

(Him): To leave the shadow of the past...

(Her): ...and the hearts we used to break.

(Both): We’re growing taller now, honey, for our own sweet sake.

You’re compassionate because you picked me, out of all the rest

You’re compassionate because you picked me, out of all the rest

You saw the version of me that was put to the test.

You’re understanding, baby, you hear what I don't say

I said you’re understanding, darling, you hear everything I don't say

You chose to see the light that helps me find my way.

(Him): We ain't prisoners of the years we left behind

(Her): No, we’re the architects of a love that’s one of a kind

(Him): I’m a better man today...

(Her): ...with a better frame of mind!

(Him): It’s a choice to be kind...

(Her): It’s a choice to be true...

(Him): Every morning I wake up...

(Both): I’m making the choice... to choose you.