She Stayed

Wish I could tell you that I met her back in grade school

'Cause a couple extra years would've been cool

But we met slingin' drinks at dive bar down on Central Street

When I was 23 and had growin' up to do

And we'd toss back beers under neon lights

And talk about what we want in life

But my dreams were callin', and I knew I had to leave

And she stayed

On the phone when I'm missin' home

In the front row of my shows

Singin' every word to every song I wrote

She stayed

Strong when I was weak

Up all night to comfort me

When everyone around me changed

She stayed the same

When every boy who ever loved me walked away

She stayed

She zipped up my dress, put on my shoes

Stood next to me when I said I do

That summer day in 2022

We all raised glass and she gave a speech

Full of drunken stories of a younger me

And we never knew that night would end so soon

But when my fairytale went up in smoke

I packed up the only life I've known

And I told her I'm afraid to be alone

She stayed

On the phone when I'm missin' home

In the front row of my shows

Singin' every word to every song I wrote

She stayed

Strong when I was weak

Up all night to comfort me

When everyone around me changed

She stayed the same

When every boy who ever loved me walked away

She stayed

She stayed

Everyone enters your life for a reason

Some change with the seasons, blow away with the wind

I looked around when the leaves turned

When I thought every bridge burned

She pulled me out the rubble again

My best friend

She stayed

She stayed

Oh-whoa-oh

On the phone when I'm missin' home

In the front row of my shows

Singin' every word to every song I wrote

Strong when I was weak

Up all night to comfort me

When everyone around me changed

She stayed the same

When every boy who ever loved me walked away

Oh, I thank the good lord every single day

That she stayed