Don't Give Up

Verse 1

You came home with tired eyes

Like the rain had found your name

I saw the storm behind your smile

And I loved you just the same

You set your keys down by the door

Like you could barely hold the night

I touched your face and read the lines

That say you've been fighting all your life

Pre-Chorus

So lean on me, don't turn away

I know your heart is bruised and worn

If all you've got is one more step

Then I'll be there to carry more

Chorus

Don't give up, don't give up

Not tonight, not in this pain

Don't give up, don't give up

I can love you through the rain

If your hands are shaking now

I will be your steady ground

Don't give up, don't give up

Baby, let me hold you down

Verse 2

I've watched you try to be so strong

When your soul was coming apart

You laugh so I won't hear the cracks

That keep on breaking in your heart

But I know what silence means

When your face goes distant and still

You've been carrying that heavy fear

Like a promise you had to fill

Pre-Chorus

So let me in, don't shut the gate

You do not have to face it alone

I've got a light in trembling hands

And I can help you make it home

Chorus

Don't give up, don't give up

Not tonight, not in this pain

Don't give up, don't give up

I can love you through the rain

If your hands are shaking now

I will be your steady ground

Don't give up, don't give up

Baby, let me hold you down

Verse 3

There were days I thought I'd lose you

To the weight you never named

You'd stand so still beside the window

With your prayers all burned away

But even then you reached for me

With a look that said, stay near

So I learned to guard your falling steps

And kiss the edges of your fear

Pre-Chorus

And if the world keeps pulling hard

I'll pull you closer, chest to chest

You don't have to be unbroken

To deserve a little rest

Chorus

Don't give up, don't give up

Not tonight, not in this pain

Don't give up, don't give up

I can love you through the rain

If your hands are shaking now

I will be your steady ground

Don't give up, don't give up

Final Chorus

Don't give up, don't give up

Not tonight, not in this pain

Don't give up, don't give up

I can love you through the rain

If your hands are shaking now

I will be your steady ground

Don't give up, don't give up

Baby, let me hold you down

Don't give up