A Complicated Truth

The trees are swaying out the window

And you're not with me today

You're with him and that's okay

That's okay

I hope you're running 'round in circles

Hope you're laughing 'til you drop

Hope you're feeling safe

I hope you're feeling loved

The days are longer when you're not here

I've been staring at the sky

Wondering what I used to do with all my time

You're a universe of starlight

Bursting out of every seam

And the house is so damn quiet when you leave

You've been asking lots of questions lately

Trying to figure out

Why the endings in your books don't match ours

And it breaks my heart

Trying to find some words you'll understand

'Cause baby nothing about this was in the plan

All that I can tell you is a complicated truth

I'll always love your daddy

'Cause together we made you

From the moment I first met him

I knew everything would change

Your daddy woke my heart up in the kitchen that day

He wore no medal on and rode a Vespa, not a horse

But I'd never felt so seen and so adored

We loved each other's faulty parts

We kissed each other's wounds

'Til one day we were opening them too

And I know your books don't end like that

I know it's hard to take

"A promise is a promise," you say

And all that I can tell you is a complicated truth

I'll always love your daddy

But now our love is something new

Now I'm walking past your empty bedroom

Turning off the lights

And I'm hoping that he's tucked you in tight

Because I haven't had the answers lately

I haven't known what to say

When you ask me why love runs away

And all that I can give you are these complicated truths

Sometimes happiness is the hardest thing to choose

But I'll always love your daddy

'Cause together we made you