The Chair

INTRO - Spoken]

Seven months…

Of trying not to need anyone.

Then one night…

I woke up and found someone watching over me.

And somehow…

That changed everything.

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I woke up to the morning light

Birds singing somewhere in the trees

Looked at my watch and rubbed my eyes

Then saw you sitting there watching me

I said, “You’ve been there all this time?”

You smiled and simply answered, “Yeah”

Then you said something so ordinary

But my heart never came back from that

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You said

“I wasn’t gonna let anything happen to you”

And suddenly

I didn’t know what to do

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And I thought wow…

You sat in that chair all night long

Keeping watch while I slept beneath the sky

And I don’t know why these tears keep falling

But something deep inside came alive

Maybe it was safety

Maybe it was grace

Maybe it was finding something

I never thought I’d see

All I know is when you said those words

Something stayed with me

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My heart and my whole being whispered

Let him come lay down with you

So I looked around that little gazebo

To see if there was room for two

But there wasn’t space beside me

And maybe that was for the best

Because for one small reckless moment

I felt something I couldn’t confess

Then I looked at you again

And thought…

Lord, I could kiss him

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But I didn’t say a word

Didn’t move

Didn’t cross the line

I simply whispered thank you

Closed my eyes

And let the morning pass me by

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And I thought wow…

You sat in that chair all night long

Keeping watch while I slept beneath the sky

And I don’t know why these tears keep falling

But something deep inside came alive

Maybe it was safety

Maybe it was grace

Maybe it was finding something

I never thought I’d see

All I know is when you said those words

Something stayed with me

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Maybe these tears aren’t about romance

Maybe they’re about relief

About finally seeing with my own eyes

The kind of man I thought existed only in dreams

A man who sits awake

So somebody else can sleep

A man who keeps watch

And asks for nothing in return

Maybe that’s why I’m crying

Maybe that’s why I can’t let it go

Because for one night

For one beautiful night

I felt safe

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And now there’s a longing left behind

Not for what happened

Not for what could be

But for the feeling

For the kindness

For the peace you gave to me

You sat in that chair all night long

Watching over me beneath the sky

I said thank you

Rolled over

Went back to sleep

But my heart

My heart stayed awake

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I thought I wanted to sleep beneath the stars.

Turns out…

What I really needed

Was to know someone was watching over me.