Lyrics

"I Chose to Stay"
Written by Yves Stilmant © 2025
Verse 1
I've walked through doors I never opened
Watched dreams drift out with passing time
Heard silence fill a room we stood in
When words got lost between your mind and mine
There were nights I stood outside myself
Tempted by the wind to go
But I looked back and saw your shadow
And the home that I still know
Verse 2
You've carried fears like silent thunder
And I have held them in my hands
Tried to balance love and hunger
For the music only I could understand
But you stayed through the lonely seasons
Through the missed birthdays and the miles
And though we never said it easy
We've said it all through tears and trials
Pre-Chorus
And I ain't always been the man
You needed in the storm
But I never let the fire die
I kept our world warm
Chorus
I chose to stay when it would've been easy
To let go and drift away
But love is more than perfect days
It's choosing her come what may
Through the doubt, through the ache
Through every fear she couldn't shake
I stayed, because they're my world --
My daughter and my girl
Yeah, I chose to stay
Verse 3
Some days you don't see the light in me
Some days I barely see it too
But I remember holding our baby
And knowing what I had to do
A guitar in one hand, life in the other
Walking wires stretched thin as thread
But somehow we kept the balance
Between the living and the dream I led
Pre-Chorus
I ain't a saint, but I am steady
And I hope you know by now
That I'd give up every song I've written
Just to make you proud
Final Chorus
I chose to stay when the road got lonely
When the silence spoke too loud
When the weight of all you carried
Nearly brought us to the ground
Through the storms, through the strain
Through the years that never came
I stayed, because you're my home --
My reason, heart and soul
Yeah, I chose to stay
Outro
And if I could start it all again
I'd still choose you the same
Because love's not just the easy part...
It's choosing to remain
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