If I Could Tell You Anything

do you know what I'd say?

If I could tell you anything,

I’d say, “Hey Sunshine, it’s all going to be okay.”

And if you smile at me unconvincingly

I’d take you by the hand and show you all my favorite places in the world.

The places I’ve seen magic happen.

If  I could tell you anything,

I’d tell tell you, “I love you.”

And I know that’s not enough

Especially when you don’t love you, yet

And you feel like you haven’t seen God move in years.

I’d tell you that He’s always been there moving slowly,

Hidden under the gray skies that you favor over sunny ones.

If I could tell you anything,

I’d tell you I have those sort of days too

And if I could tell you only one thing in this entire world,

I’d tell you, “You are the light that fights the shadows,

And yes, lately they’ve been winning but fight harder.

You are a firefly in the middle of a thunderstorm at midnight.”

Hold on tight, the night is almost over.