Side By Side

Some days hit like a runaway train

Everything stacked up all at once again

Too many tabs open in my head

Trying to outrun the things I dread

We took the pressure side by side

No way but through what came our way

When one of us was running low

The other helped us both keep going

Looking back now

At all we've carried through

There's one thing that stays true

So if I don't say it enough

I hope you know it's true

Half of every good thing here

Started with me and you

When the days got hard to hold

When the future felt unsure

We kept pulling side by side

And somehow found a little more

That's why I'm thankful now

For every road we've made it through

'Cause every good thing in my life

Has a piece of you

There were weeks that felt too long to hold

Plans fell apart outside our control

Somehow we'd laugh in the middle of it

Finding a spark when the world felt dim

You know my worries before I speak

I know when you're feeling worn out too

Somewhere between the chaos and noise

We kept choosing this life we've built

Looking back now

At all we've carried through

There's one thing that stays true

So if I don't say it enough

I hope you know it's true

Half of every good thing here

Started with me and you

When the days got hard to hold

When the future felt unsure

We kept pulling side by side

And somehow found a little more

That's why I'm thankful now

For every road we've made it through

'Cause every good thing in my life

Has a piece of you

Not because life got easier

Not because the road got smooth

We just kept showing up

Me for you and you for me

When one was tired

The other stayed

When one felt lost

The other lit the way

And I know neither one of us

Got here on our own

But every time I started slipping

You gave me something to hold

So if I don't say it enough

I hope you know it's true

Half of every good thing here

Started with me and you

When the days got hard to hold

When the future felt unsure

We kept pulling side by side

And somehow found a little more

That's why I'm thankful now

For every road we've made it through

'Cause every good thing in my life

Has a piece of you

And every memory we've made

Every plan we're working to

Has a little more meaning

Because I get to share it with you

Some days hit like a runaway train

Some days everything falls out of place

But I don't have to carry it alone

And neither do you