When You Finally Cry

You sit at the edge of the bed

Phone face down on the floor

Say, "It’s fine, I’m just tired"

But your smile won’t hold anymore

I watch your hands start to tremble

You hide your face in your sleeve

You’ve been strong for a lifetime

But tonight you lean on me

When you finally cry

Let it all pour out

Every broken piece

Every buried shout

You don’t have to explain

You don’t have to try

I’m not going anywhere

When you finally cry

You talk about blame and beginnings

How you always fixed what they broke

How you laughed at your own aching

Turned your hurt into a joke

I whisper, "You don’t have to earn this"

As your tears soak through my shirt

You say, "I’m sorry I’m a mess"

I say, "You’re safe here in your hurt"

When you finally cry

Let it all pour out

Every broken piece

Every buried shout

You don’t have to explain

You don’t have to try

I’m not going anywhere

When you finally cry

You’ve held up the sky for everyone

Now let it fall, just this once (oh)

If it takes all night, I’ll hold you

Till the morning finds us both

When you finally cry

Let it all pour out

Every broken piece

Every buried shout

You don’t have to explain

You don’t have to try

My arms will still be open

When your eyes run dry

I’m not going anywhere

When you finally cry