Verse 1

You kept a place for me when I had nowhere to land

Two paper cups of coffee, your coat in my hand

We took the late bus home with the rent past due

You said, “Take one more step; I’ll take it with you”

No grand speech, just a ride through the cold

A spare key, a straight truth, a promise you hold

When the room got quiet and my nerve ran thin

You stood by the door and said, “We begin again”

Chorus

When the road gets steep, we climb it side by side

When I lose my way, you remind me why I tried

You don’t let me fold, I won’t leave you behind

That’s the strength of a friend, that’s a bond we define

Through the hard days, through the long miles

We keep our word, we keep our people, we keep our stride

Verse 2

You know every scar and the joke that can mend it