[Verse 1]

Wish I could tell you that I met her back in grade school

'Cause a couple extra years would have been cool

But we met slinging drinks at a dive bar down on Central Street

When I was twenty-three and had growing up to do

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And we'd toss back beers under neon lights

And talk about what we want in life

But my dreams were calling and I knew I had to leave

And she stayed

[Chorus]

On the phone when I'm missing home

In the front row of my shows

Singing every word to every song I wrote

She stayed

Strong when I was weak

Up all night to comfort mе

When everyonе around me changed

She stayed the same

When every boy who ever loved me walked away

She stayed

[Verse 2]

She zipped up my dress, put on my shoes

Stood next to me when I said, "I do"

That summer day in 2022

We all raised a glass and she gave a speech

Full of drunken stories of a younger me

And we never knew that night would end so soon

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But when my fairy tale went up in smoke

I packed the only life I've known

And I told her I'm afraid to be alone

She stayed

[Chorus]

On the phone when I'm missing home

In the front row of my shows

Singing every word to every song I wrote

She stayed

Strong when I was weak

Up all night to comfort me

When everyone around me changed

She stayed the same

When every boy who ever loved me walked away

She stayed

She stayed

[Bridge]

Everyone enters your life for a reason

Some change with the seasons, blow away with the wind

I looked around when the leaves turned

When I thought every bridge burned

She pulled me out the rubble again

My best friend, she stayed

She stayed, oh-ooh, oh-ooh-ooh-oh

[Chorus]

On the phone when I'm missing home

In the front row of my shows

Singing every word to every song I wrote

Strong when I was weak

Up all night to comfort me

When everyone around me changed

She stayed the same

When every boy who ever loved me walked away

Oh, I thank the good Lord every single day

She stayed