You

It's hard to find the perfect words

To tell you how I feel

I know that life's been hard on you

I know your pain is real

You built up walls around your heart

Of brick and ice and steel

To let another woman in

Was a choice that seemed surreal

So you locked yourself away from love

To heal your broken soul

To let your heart recover from

Your last love's heavy toll

You took the time to find yourself

And regain your self-control

Along the way, your heart found me

I blinked, my heart, you stole

And for reasons I can't fathom

For logic I can't see

You let slowly down your borders

And you let your heart go free

The well-worn lock you kept on it

Returned to you its key

And of all you could have trusted,

You passed it on to me

So now I hold a precious gift,

One I'll keep so safe and sound

But by giving me your heart for keeps

To mine, yours now is bound

And my heart, it's racing wildly

And it seems I can't touch solid ground

We spent so long in the darkness

That we're scared of being found

And you're scared to fully let me in

You were guarded far too long

But the work you did to heal yourself

It made your torn heart strong

Your decisions made by trusting it

Are too pure to be wrong

It's only now that we've outrun the storm

We see where we belong

So today, your heart is safe with me

And tonight, tomorrow too

And I know you'll cradle mine with care

It's a trust I give to few

And I think although our roads are cracked

Apart, we always knew

That my heart is where your love belongs

And I belong with you