The View From Here

[Verse 1] I watched the rain slip down the screen While you stood there in your torn-up jeans Holding that box like it weighed your years Laughing hard just to hide your tears There was smoke on your cuffs and dirt on your shoes A busted old watch and nothing to lose You said, “I’m still here,” like a promise made Then you looked at me and your whole face changed [Pre-Chorus] And the room got small But your voice stayed tall Like a hand on my shoulder When I started to fall [Chorus] The view from here gets brighter The view from here gets brighter I will never let you fall I will never let you fall If the ground gives way beneath us I’ll be there to catch it all The view from here gets brighter The view from here gets brighter [Verse 2] You told me stories from the back of the truck About the house you lost and the debts and the luck About your mama’s ring and the year that broke How you learned to laugh through the dust and the smoke You kept your picture in a dented tin With a schoolyard face and a reckless grin Said every hard mile had a reason and a cost But the worst of the road was never what you lost [Pre-Chorus] So I moved close When the wind got cold You were never the ruin You were the gold [Chorus] The view from here gets brighter The view from here gets brighter I will never let you fall I will never let you fall If the ground gives way beneath us I’ll be there to catch it all The view from here gets brighter The view from here gets brighter [Bridge] And if your name gets heavy I’ll carry it home If your hands start shaking You won’t do it alone I’ve seen the cracks in the ceiling The bruises, the years But I’ve also seen you rising Right through the fear [Chorus] The view from here gets brighter The view from here gets brighter I will never let you fall I will never let you fall If the ground gives way beneath us I’ll be there to catch it all The view from here gets brighter The view from here gets brighter