Sometimes we spend our lives looking for someone who will never leave us, without realizing that person has been with us since day one. . I wrote "Thank You for Staying" as if it were a letter to my best friend. The one who shared every victory, every failure, every fear, and every new beginning. The one I sometimes blamed for holding me back, yet never stopped thanking for staying when everyone else walked away. . The truth is, my greatest ally was never someone else. It has always been the part of me that got back up after every fall, kept moving when I had nothing left, and refused to give up on me. . This song is a thank you to the quiet strength we all carry within ourselves. A thank you to life for allowing us to grow through every challenge, and a thank you to God for giving us the incredible ability to rebuild ourselves, again and again, until one day we can look into the mirror with peace... and truly be grateful for the person looking back. . Because in the end, the most faithful companion we'll ever have isn't the one walking beside us... . It's the one waiting for us every morning on the other side of the mirror. . ============================ . [VERSE] You always said, "You'll be alright" Then whispered reasons I should hide You built me up when I was low Then asked if I was sure to go You called me stronger than my fears Then handed every doubt my ears Some days you pulled me from the edge Some days you pushed me to the ledge . [PRE-CHORUS] You know every crack inside my heart Every ending from the very start I never had to tell you why... You always knew before I'd cry . [CHORUS] Thank you for staying when nobody stayed Thank you for all of the mess that we made You kept me breathing... You stole my air You were my shelter... You left me there Tell me, were you saving me... Or teaching me to disappear? . [VERSE] You celebrated every win Then asked if luck had stepped back in You'd laugh until I laughed along Then tell me something still felt wrong You never missed a single tear You somehow always reappeared No matter where I tried to run You'd somehow beat me, one by one . [PRE-CHORUS] You know every dream I never chased Every smile I learned to fake Sometimes I loved you... Sometimes I didn't... Yet somehow... You never left . [CHORUS] Thank you for staying when nobody stayed Thank you for all of the mess that we made You kept me breathing... You stole my air You were my shelter... You left me there Tell me, were you saving me... Or teaching me to disappear? . [BRIDGE] Every morning... Same quiet room Same tired eyes Same little wounds You always wore Whatever I wore You smiled... A second after mine How did it take me All these years... . [FINAL CHORUS] Thank you for staying when nobody stayed Thank you for all of the games that we played You gave me courage... You fed my fear You were the voice I chose to hear Funny... I blamed my greatest ally for my life... . [OUTRO] You never stood beside me... You were the girl... Waiting... On the other side of my mirrormore