Stay Here Beside Me (I Love You)
I loved you in the silence no one ever heard
I kept your name beneath every unspoken word
I knew what we were feeling could never be right
So I carried it alone through every night
I watched you stand beside me through the years
And hid the love that lived behind my tears
You never knew how much I wished to say
How much I loved you every day
[Pre-Chorus]
There were lines we couldn't cross
And promises I had to keep
So I buried what I wanted
And let the silence speak
Chorus
Stay here beside me
When I can no longer bear this life
Stay until the house is warm again
Until the years have passed us by
I know I'm asking much of you
But I have nowhere else to turn
Just stay beside me
Until there's nothing left to say
Verse 2
After she was gone, the house became so still
I found her empty chair and felt the silence fill
I looked at you and asked you not to leave
To stay beside me through whatever comes
To watch the years move gently through this home
To make sure no one has to face them alone
And when you smiled, I almost told you why
But kept my secret one more time
[Pre-Chorus 2
You gave me more than I deserved
And never asked me why
So I loved you without asking
And thanked you in silence
Chorus 2
Stay here beside me
Until the house is bright again
Until the years have found their place
And life begins again
I won't tell you what I feel
I won't place that weight on you
Just stay beside me
That's all I ever needed from you
And if I leave before you
Don't let your heart regret
There was nothing you could have given
That I would have wanted less
I loved you without asking
I loved you without claim
And though I never said the words
You were always in my heart
Final Chorus
Stay here beside me
Even when I cannot stay
When my voice is gone
And my hands have slipped away
Keep this house alive
Keep the light beside the door
And when the years grow quiet
Remember what we were
Stay here beside me
Though you cannot see me now
I'll be the silence in the room
The empty chair beside you
And if you ever miss me
When the evening turns to blue
I'll still be somewhere near you
The way I always was
Outro
I loved you all my life
I just never said it