[Verse 1]
Tuesday kitchen light, your mug sits with lipstick on the rim,
Three unread messages, the last one says "I'm sorry"—then it's dim.
A sweater folded on the chair where you once danced all night with him,
You learned to close the curtains when the small things start to sting.
[Pre-Chorus]
You check the locks, rehearse goodbye, count every scar like it's a score,
I've watched you build your fortress up around the front door.
But tonight your hand hesitates when mine is near the floor,
And something in the quiet tells me this could be more.
[Chorus]
You don't trust in love — you've been let down before.
You feel so desolate — you close your heart's door.
But suddenly, you're the one I've been waiting for.
Suddenly, you're the one I've been waiting for.
[Verse 2]
You keep old letters in a shoebox, edges worn like faded maps,
You say you learned to read the exit signs, avoid the easy traps.
Your laugh comes out in fragments, like it's saving up a breath,
You sleep with lists of reasons why it's safer not to let us in.
[Pre-Chorus]
You quiz the sky for promises that never stayed the course,
You swear by quiet endings and a steady, guarded force.
But when the rain hits the windows, you don't close off the porch—
You let the light lean in, and it changes what you're for.
[Chorus]
You don't trust in love — you've been let down before.
You feel so desolate — you close your heart's door.
But suddenly, you're the one I've been waiting for.
Suddenly, you're the one I've been waiting for.
[Bridge]
The night the power failed, the street went black and wild with storm,
I stood beneath your building with a flashlight and a thermos, worn.
You opened up, soaked through, and I handed you my coat,
You laughed and said, "Stay if you want," and I folded every doubt and wrote
A small, plain promise on the back of a paper cup: I'll stay until the morning light.
You watched the kettle boil, you told your story slow and right.
That little act — a match in the dark — unstitched the seams you kept so tight.
[Chorus]
You don't trust in love — you've been let down before.
You feel so desolate — you close your heart's door.
But suddenly, you're the one I've been waiting for.
Suddenly, you're the one I've been waiting for.
[Final Chorus — Shortened]
You're the one I've been waiting for.
You're the one I've been waiting for.
[Outro]
Morning finds us on the fire escape, steam from mugs, your head on my shoulder,
No grand words, just the city waking up, and your hand decides to hold her.
Once you kept your maps locked up, afraid to trust the road,
Now every small step we take together means we don't have to go alone.
Suddenly, you're the one I've been waiting for.
