Carry My Best

(Verse 1)

I fold the daylight into the corner of my coat,

Walk slow with all the words I never wrote.

There’s a softness in the leaving, like the end of a tune,

I hum it to myself beneath a silver moon.

You asked for everything and I reached what I could,

Left my kindness on the table where we once stood.

(Pre-Chorus)

If memory is quiet, let it be kind,

Take the parts that help you sleep at night.

(Chorus)

So carry my best, keep it close and true,

When the streets grow colder, let it warm you through.

I give you what I have, the light I borrow and lend,

Carry my best, not the things that bend.

Carry my best to you.

(Verse 2)

There’s a postcard island where I learned to forgive,

Wrote small apologies on the margins where we live.

I won’t promise forever—it's a language I’ve outgrown—

But I’ll hand you honesty like a stone.

Not heavy, not sharp, just honest and smooth,

A quiet sort of courage that remembers to soothe.

(Pre-Chorus)

Let silence be a shelter, not a sign of the end,

Let the echoes of the small things teach us how to mend.

(Chorus)

So carry my best, keep it close and true,

When the nights feel endless, let it see you through.

I give you what I have, the hours I could spare,

Carry my best, keep it soft, keep it there.

Carry my best to you.

(interlude)

(Bridge)

I have no silver to trade, no grand design,

Only a handful of mornings and a steady line.

I will not ask you to stay, only ask that you know—

If you need a piece of me, it’s yours to hold.

(Chorus)

Carry my best, keep it close and true,

When the road goes quiet, let it walk with you.

I give you what I have, the warmth I won’t rescind,

Carry my best, let it be your friend.

Carry my best to you.

(Outro)

Take the little light I’ve left, the small and honest truth,

When days grow dim, remember — I gave my best to you.