Choosing you

Verse 1]

Midnight’s creepin’ in on this porch, Jackie, the world’s gone completely still

I’m sitting here staring at the bottom of a glass, wondering if I ever will

Find the right way to open up this heart, and layout the weight inside

We’ve carried so much in the quiet hours, things we always try to hide

To the rest of the world we’re a picture-perfect frame, laughing like we used to do

But they don’t see the cracks in the floorboards, or the miles we’ve been dragged through

And I’ll be the first to look you in the eye and say I let you down so bad

I let the stress of a broken world take every piece of peace we had

I was physically there but a thousand miles away, locked in a ghost-town mind

Leaving you alone in a crowded room, standard for the worst of times

I watched the hope slowly fade from your face, felt the distance grow so wide

And I hate myself for the walls I built, and the way you cried inside

But if there’s one thing you hold onto tonight, let it be this saving grace

I never stopped betting on us, Jackie, not a single day or place

Even when the shadows grew way too long, and I forgot how to speak

You were always my center of gravity, the only anchor that I’d seek

Through the wreckage and the beautiful days we knew

Baby, I never stopped choosing you

It breaks me to think of the freezing nights you felt isolated in our sheets

Swallowing your tears so I could sleep, fighting battles in retreat

You deserved a shield, not a weapon of silence, not a man who turned away

I’m so damn sorry for the empty spaces and the words I failed to say

But I don’t just want you when the weather is warm and the road is paved in gold

I want the messy, broken, beautiful truth, and your hand for my soul to hold

We carried a mountain on a broken back, dodging bills and the daily grind

Nights where the quiet was a heavy blade, leaving both of us colorblind

But we kept on running on fumes and prayer, keeping our heads above the flood

And somehow you kept your hand stretched out, protecting this bond of blood

You kept the pilot light burning bright when my fire completely died

You gave me grace when I didn't deserve it, standing right by my side

But if there’s one thing you hold onto tonight, let it be this saving grace

I never stopped betting on us, Jackie, not a single day or place

Even when the shadows grew way too long, and I forgot how to speak

You were always my center of gravity, the only anchor that I’d seek

Through the wreckage and the beautiful days we knew

Jackie I never stopped choosing you

So I’m rocking on this wooden swing, looking at the sunrise starting to break

Ready to rebuild every broken piece, whatever the hell it takes

This isn't just history or a comfortable habit, it's a brand new vow to start

I don’t want us just getting by anymore, I want total peace in your heart

Jackie, I'm putting my armor back on, I’m fighting for the life we made

I'm never letting go of this home, and I ain't e