Broken Wings

I built a home for you, I kept it bright I held your hand through every sleepless night We shared the bills, we raised the kids we love I thought our bond was written up above Then I saw that look you used to give to me Now cast at strangers where you want to be I pulled you closer, tried to bridge the space While someone else is lingering in your gaze I knew you drifted when you turned away 'Cause you played it cool, but practiced what you'd say I know you're restless, though you never show And I'm just here, too terrified to let you go...

Just say you won't walk out... Just say you won't walk out... I wake you up with coffee, kiss your head While you text ghosts of romance in our bed And I take the kids to school, wave them goodbye Then hide the tears I swallow and the lies We built a world, we've come so far, my dear Yet you look outward, searching far and near We could be ready to soar through the sky Instead our love is love on broken wings, and why? Oh, why?

I wanna live with you, even as we fade 'Cause you were all the promises I made I'm gonna love you till my lungs give out Though every vow is drowning in my doubt So I write these words while you are out tonight Faking a smile beneath the bedroom light Finally it's just me, awake and cold Watching our story shatter as we grow old...

Just say you won't walk out... Just say you won't walk out... I'll pour your coffee, watch your phone screen glow Pretending that there's things I do not know We could take flight and conquer every cloud If you still loved me like you used to vow We've come so far, our history's deep and wide Yet you seek passion with a stranger's pride Our heavy hearts are tethered to the strings And our sweet love is love on broken wings...

I'm gonna love you till my final breath Even with choices that feel close to death... So sing my heartbreak out for all to hear While you're still standing right beside me here Just say you won't let go... Even if you already have.