A Complicated Truth

The trees are swaying out the window And you're not with me today You're with him and that's okay That's okay I hope you're running 'round in circles Hope you're laughing 'til you drop Hope you're feeling safe I hope you're feeling loved The days are longer when you're not here I've been staring at the sky Wondering what I used to do with all my time You're a universe of starlight Bursting out of every seam And the house is so damn quiet when you leave You've been asking lots of questions lately Trying to figure out Why the endings in your books don't match ours And it breaks my heart Trying to find some words you'll understand 'Cause baby nothing about this was in the plan All that I can tell you is a complicated truth I'll always love your daddy 'Cause together we made you From the moment I first met him I knew everything would change Your daddy woke my heart up in the kitchen that day He wore no medal Rode a Vespa not a horse But I'd never felt so seen And so adored We loved each other's faulty parts We kissed each other's wounds 'Til one day we were opening them too And I know your books don't end like that I know it's hard to take A promise is a promise you say And all that I can tell you is a complicated truth I'll always love your daddy But now our love is something new Now I'm walking past your empty bedroom Turning off the lights And I'm hoping that he's tucked you in tight Because I haven't had the answers lately I haven't known what to say When you ask me why love runs away And all that I can give you are these complicated truths Sometimes happiness is the hardest thing to choose But I'll always love your daddy 'Cause together we made you