You Stayed

Intro

Organ alone, a slow brush on the snare

Verse 1

I was a storm in a Sunday shirtA promise every night, a lie by the morningYou had every reason and a packed-up carAnd a sister in Memphis with a spare room waiting

Pre-Chorus

And I still don't know whyYou unpacked that bagOne night at a time

Chorus

You stayedWhen the lights got cut off and the preacher stopped callingYou stayedWhen I couldn't look you in the eyeAnybody else would have goneAnybody else would have been rightBut you stayedBaby, you stayedAnd I'm gonna spend the rest of my lifeBeing worth the stay

Verse 2

Now I'm up at six and I'm home by eightI know every song you hum when you're cookingI don't need a crowd, I don't need a stageI just need to see you in the doorway looking

Pre-Chorus

And I still don't know whyYou unpacked that bagBut I thank God every night

Chorus

You stayedWhen the lights got cut off and the preacher stopped callingYou stayedWhen I couldn't look you in the eyeAnybody else would have goneAnybody else would have been rightBut you stayedBaby, you stayedAnd I'm gonna spend the rest of my lifeBeing worth the stay

Bridge

Band drops to organ, gospel choir enters

You stayed, you stayedThrough the fire and the floodYou stayed, you stayedWhen I didn't know what love wasYou stayed

Final Chorus

Full band, horns, choir, voice tearing open

You stayedWhen the lights got cut off and the preacher stopped callingYou stayedWhen I couldn't look you in the eyeAnybody else would have goneAnybody else would have been rightBut you stayedLord, you stayedAnd I'm gonna spend the rest of my lifeBeing worth the stay

Outro

Organ and voice

Thank you for staying