Lyrics
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
I learned the weight of a borrowed hand
When the floor gave way beneath my plans
You held the line while I lost my name
Kept one small promise alive in the flame
[Pre-Chorus]
I was a stone at the bottom of the stream
You called me back from the edge of the dream
[Chorus]
I lean on you, then I learn to stand
With a steadier heart and a dirt-stained hand
If I fall, I won’t vanish below
You gave me the courage to rise on my own
I lean on you, and the fear lets go
Step by step where the hard winds blow
What you carried through the darkest night
Now I carry forward into the light
[Verse 2]
The old bridge groaned under every doubt
I counted the ways I could turn around
You never promised the road would bend
Only stayed long enough to help me begin
[Pre-Chorus]
I found my breath in the morning cold
A thread of resolve I could finally hold
[Chorus]
I lean on you, then I learn to stand
With a steadier heart and a dirt-stained hand
If I fall, I won’t vanish below
You gave me the courage to rise on my own
I lean on you, and the fear lets go
Step by step where the hard winds blow
What you carried through the darkest night
Now I carry forward into the light
[Instrumental]
[Bridge]
Not a debt, not a chain, not a life on loan
Just a spark you protected until it was grown
When your knees give way, I will meet you there
We’ll trade the weight; we’ll divide the fear
[Final Chorus]
I lean on you, and you lean on me
Two broken halves learning how to be free
If we fall, we will rise from below
Stronger together, but standing our own
I lean on you, and the fear lets go
Step by step where the hard winds blow
Every scar is a map rewritten bright
We carry each other into the light
[Outro]
I can stand
I can stand
And when you stumble, I’ll reach for your hand
