I Can Cope With It

I saw the weight upon your chest

Felt every crack inside your breath

I rushed in like I always do

Hoping love would pull you through

I brought my worry, brought my plans

Tried to fix with shaking hands

But every time I pushed that door

You seemed to need the rescue more

Somewhere in my desperate care

I crossed the line and took your share

I didn’t cause it

I can’t change it

I can’t control it, no

And I won't contribute to it

By trading my peace for your relief

So I’ll cope with it

And I’ll get help for me

I used to think the loving move

Was proving what my heart could do

If I just told you the path I knew

You wouldn’t have to struggle through

But pulling thorns out of your hand

Doesn’t teach you where to stand

And every time I cleared your fall

You missed the chance to stand up tall

Love can help and love can hide

Sometimes help just feeds the slide

I didn’t cause it

I can’t change it

I can’t control it, no

And I won't contribute to it

By rushing in trying to rescue you

So I’ll cope with it

And I’ll get help for me

If you reach, I’ll take your hand

If you walk, I’ll walk beside

But I won’t drag you toward the light

And I’ll keep living my own life

There’s a love that leaves you room

There’s a care that lets you choose

And the strongest thing I’ve learned

Is that I can’t change you

I can contribute to it

I can make it worse

I can contribute to it

When I overwork

So I breathe

And I stand

And I loosen these hands

I didn’t cause it

I can’t change it

I can’t control it, no

And I won't contribute to it

I won't cushion your fall

I’ll cope with it

I’ll live my life

I can love you

Without losing mine

Right here with an open heart

Trusting where your road will lead

Holding love and letting you be