The Promise I Live By. - Arden Coley
In the quiet before the day begins
When the light is soft and new
I feel the truth that steadies me
Every step starts back with you
I've known the sound of restless nights
Questions I could never tame
But your voice cuts through the noise
And calls me back to who I am
You don't offer easy answers
You don't try to change my view
You just stand here in the moment
And that's enough to see me through
You are the promise I live by
Not written down, but always true
In the choices that I make each day
I choose the road that leads to you
When the future feels unsteady
And I don't know what to do
You are the promise I live by
The quiet truth that pulls me through
I've watched you turn the smallest things
Into reasons I believe
In the way you show up fully
When there's nothing left to prove
Every doubt I used to carry
Loses weight when I'm with you
Love feels less like something distant
And more like something I can do
You are the promise I live by
In the calm and in the strain
When the sky is wide and open
Or the day feels full of rain
I don't need to see forever
To know what I'll stand beside
You are the promise I live by
The reason I don't run or hide
If the years should test our edges
If our steps grow slow and sure
I won't fear what time can change
For I know what will endure
Love is not a perfect moment
It's the vow we keep inside
Found in choosing one another
In the dark and in the light
You are the promise I live by
Every morning, every night
In the way your hand finds mine
And makes the world feel right
When my courage feels half-formed
And my faith feels small but true
You are the promise I live by
And I will always choose you
So let tomorrow take its shape
With all the unknowns it may give
I've already made my answer clear
You are the promise I live by