It's only you

Mellow trap-soul / R&B

You fell asleep with your hand in mine,

TV talking, it’s a quarter past five.

I should wake you, but I let you rest—

You look so safe with your head on my chest.

I used to sleep on the edge of the bed,

One foot gone, all the things left unsaid.

Now your side’s empty, I can’t settle down;

Never knew home till you started staying round.

You saw my hands shake, held them anyway,

Let me find the words I was scared to say.

I spent so long trying not to need—

Then you made loving feel like I could breathe.

It’s only you,

You’re the one I chose.

Even on the nights

When the words come slow.

Lay your heart on me,

You don’t have to hide.

You’re the only one for me,

Let me show you every night.

It’s only you,

In the quiet, in the blue.

When there’s nothing left to say,

I’ll still reach for you.

You call your mama on the drive back home,

Tell her you’re fine in that tired little tone.

Then you sit outside till your tears run dry;

Baby, you don’t have to leave them outside.

Come through the door, let the whole day fall,

You can fall apart; I can hold it all.

You’ve been so strong you forgot you could lean—

Let me be for you what you’ve been for me.

You don’t need a smile just to share my bed,

You can bring the thoughts running through your head.

If all you’ve got tonight is “Please, stay close,”

I’ll pull you in and let the silence hold.

It’s only you,

You’re the one I chose.

Even on the nights

When the words come slow.

Lay your heart on me,

You don’t have to hide.

You’re the only one for me,

Let me show you every night.

It’s only you,

In the quiet, in the blue.

When there’s nothing left to say,

I’ll still reach for you.

I want the years written over your face,

Your glasses left in the same old place.

Want you calling from the other room,

And me still dropping everything for you.

Sometimes you catch me watching you breathe,

Ask what I’m thinking; I say, “Nothing, baby.”

Truth is, I’m trying to take this in—

A love I don’t have to earn again.

It’s only you,

You’re the one I choose.

When the years run on,

When our steps slow too.

Lay your hand in mine,

Like you always do.

You’re the only one for me—

I want all my days with you.

It’s only you,

Still the sweetest thing I know.

If my voice breaks when I say it,

Baby, hold me close.

You stir a little, ask, “You still awake?”

I kiss your forehead, tell you, “I’m okay.”

You pull me closer without opening your eyes…

And I hold everything I love tonight.