She Stayed

Wish I could tell you that I met her back in grade school 'Cause a couple extra years would have been cool But we met slinging drinks at a dive bar down on Central Street When I was 23 and had growing 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 missing home In the front row of my shows Singing 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 a 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 fairy tale went up in smoke I packed the only life I've known And I told her I'm afraid to be alone She stayed On the phone when I'm missing home In the front row of my shows Singing 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 Singing 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, she stayed