[Verse 1]
Started out like a movie
Cheap wine, couch in the valley
He was just Harry from nowhere
She was the storm called Mandy
Cig burns on the mattress
Late rent, court dates, habits
Two hearts in a house of matches
Still they swore they'd manage
Then that test hit the counter
Blue line changed their plans
She said, "He's not yours, you know that"
He still reached for her hand
"I don't care who his blood is
I'm here, I ain't runnin' away"
Bought a crib off Facebook
Built a future out of layaway
[Chorus]
Harry and Mandy’s baby
World say “give him up,” they say “maybe”
Then hold on tighter, knuckles white
Two lost kids tryin’ to live right
It ain’t my blood but it’s my heart (my heart)
I was there from the very start (yeah)
If they take him, they take my soul
Harry and Mandy won’t let go
[Verse 2]
Social worker at the doorway
Clipboard, cold eyes, small talk
Saw the spoons in the trash can
Saw the shakes in their small walk
Clinic bands on their wrists
Trying to climb out the pit they dug
He was flushing his phone full of numbers
She was sweating out every drug
Midnight, baby start cryin'
Bottle warm in his calloused hands
He hums some broken lullaby
Voice crackin’ on every strand
Whispers, "Kid, I’m learning
I ain’t had a dad to teach"
Treats that secondhand stroller
Like a million-dollar seat
Court date circled in red pen
Mandy’s Mom in the second row
Judge read out old charges
Every stain they already know
Harry stood up shaking
"Sir, I messed up, that’s true
But he said 'da-da' yesterday
Tell me what you’d do"
[Chorus]
Harry and Mandy’s baby
World say “give him up,” they say “maybe”
Then hold on tighter, knuckles white
Two lost kids tryin’ to live right
It ain’t my blood but it’s my heart (my heart)
I was there from the very start
If they take him, they take my soul
Harry and Mandy won’t let go (won’t let go)
[Bridge]
Rehab room with the window bars
Group talk, styrofoam cups, big scars
He’s countin’ days, not grams (nah)
She’s shakin’ but holdin’ his hands (hold on)
Picture of the baby on the nightstand
Crayon scribbles on a wristband
"We fall, we crawl, we rise again
We lose, we choose, we fight to win"
[Chorus]
Harry and Mandy’s baby
They say “you ain’t ready,” they say “crazy”
But they sign those steps, one by one
Trade that high for a home they’ll run
It ain’t my blood but it’s my heart (my heart)
I’ll protect you like a guard dog in the dark
If they test us, we’ll just show
Harry and Mandy won’t let go (yeah)
Harry and Mandy won’t let go (never)