[Verse 1] You stayed awake until the sunrise, Then drove to work on borrowed sleep. I called you twice before your lunch break, Asked for promises to keep. That evening, when you needed quiet, I heard a goodbye in your voice. You said, “I’m tired.” I heard, “I’m leaving.” Made you prove you had no choice. [Pre-Chorus] I never asked about your morning. I never saw how little you had slept. I kept counting all the times you caught me, Never what it took with every step. [Chorus] Put it down, come sit with me. You can rest and I can breathe. We don’t have to earn our place By carrying more than we can take. I still need you. That stays true. But I won’t leave all my weight with you. [Verse 2] I want to tell you when I’m struggling Without watching your face fall. Some nights I need to be the person Who has nothing left at all. Let me have a quiet evening. Let me turn the lamplight low. I can love you from the next room. I can stay and still say no. [Chorus] Put it down, come sit with me. You can rest and I can breathe. We don’t have to earn our place By carrying more than we can take. I still need you. That stays true. But I won’t leave all my weight with you. [Breakdown] You said, “I can’t.” I heard, “I won’t.” There’s a difference I need to know. You have a life Beyond my pain. I want to hear About your day. [Bridge] I called a friend on Tuesday. Told him more than I had planned. Made the appointment Wednesday. Wrote the time across my hand. When you came home that evening, I moved my coat so you could sit. You said your day had been a hard one. I let you tell me all of it. [Final Chorus] Put it down, come sit with me. You can rest and I can breathe. We don’t have to earn our place By carrying more than we can take. I still need you. That stays true. There’s room for me to care for you. [Outro] You fell asleep halfway through a movie. I left the dishes where they lay. We’d get to them tomorrow. They could wait another day.
