[Verse 1]
You pick up when the world is loud and my voice is small,
3 a.m. on the line, you never let me fall.
You bring me coffee when my morning's running late,
Remember every dumb detail — my favorite song, the way I face the day.
You pull my jacket round my shoulders when the wind cuts through,
Stand in rooms I’m scared to enter, like you always do.
Those little things — a text that says "I got you" —
They add up to steady proof of what a friend can do.
[Pre-Chorus]
I snap when I'm scared of feeling small, I say things I don't mean at all,
I push and I test, I build up a wall — but you don't walk away.
You're patient in my chaos, the calm that never fades,
You meet my worst with quiet grace, keep steering through my waves.
[Chorus]
You’re my steady light, my hand in the night,
Gabriel, you keep the edges of me right.
So kind, so real, the little truths you show,
I’m proud of who you are, I want you to know.
You’re my steady light — keep shining, don’t go.
[Verse 2]
Only twenty, whole roads ahead, you laugh about your plans,
You’re respectful, got a future where I see you stand.
Sometimes past ghosts crowd close — I know you’re tied to what I left, it's true,
You’re friends with pieces of my history, lines blurred between me and who I knew.
I worry history might trip this up, or make things hard to hold,
But I’d rather fight for what we are — a story worth being told.
You defend me without asking, you show up when it’s rough,
You quiet storms with small gestures; your steady's more than enough.
[Pre-Chorus]
I flinch when I feel exposed, I call you names I shouldn't chose,
I test how far you'll go — I push and then I fold.
But you keep coming back, an anchor in my fright,
You remind me I can be softer, remind me to be alright.
[Chorus]
You’re my steady light, my hand in the night,
Gabriel, my anchor when things aren't right.
So kind, so solid, the small braves things you do,
I’m proud of who you’ll be, I see that future too.
You’re my steady light — I hear that promise in you.
[Bridge]
From where I'm from, being hard was how we stayed alive,
I learned to bite before asking, to guard the softer side.
But you turned my rough to something with a name —
Not romance, just loyalty, a brotherhood that stayed the same.
I won’t let the past rewrite the good you bring,
I’ll work on softer answers, I’ll stop snapping at everything.
I know there’s a line with my past, it’s complicated and true,
But I won't let history push me away from you.
[Chorus — Variation]
You’re my steady light, my map when I can’t see,
Gabriel, you’re steady, you keep pulling me free.
So kind, so certain, you show up without a clue,
I’m proud of who you are, proud just being with you.
You’re my steady light — always turning dark to blue.
[Outro]
I don’t want to lose this — not to fear, not to pride,
You’re my best friend, my ride-or-die, my steady by my side.
I’ll try to be less sharp, to thank you more than I fight,
Gabriel, don’t let go — stay my steady light.