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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[VERSE 1]
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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[PRE-CHORUS]
You said
“I wasn’t gonna let anything happen to you”
And suddenly
I didn’t know what to do
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[CHORUS]
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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[VERSE 2]
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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[PRE-CHORUS]
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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[CHORUS]
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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[BRIDGE]
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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[FINAL CHORUS]
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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[OUTRO - Spoken]
I thought I wanted to sleep beneath the stars.
Turns out…
What I really needed
Was to know someone was watching over me.