After All This time

I wasn't lookin', hell, I'd damn near given up

Wounds turned to walls, and hope ran out of luck

Years went by like smoke through busted screens

Built a life with my hands, but love stayed in my dreams

Then you showed up, laughin' like you knew

All the parts of me I thought no one ever could get through

After all this time, there you were

A quiet storm, a whispered cure

You didn't save me, you just saw me

Like the man beneath the scars

Now I'm countin' stars instead of miles

And holdin' on with both my arms

I never thought I'd feel this kind of peace

After all this time... there you were, Michelle, with me

You don't ask for perfect, just the truth and open hands

You don't fix the broken, you just help it learn to stand

I used to dream in silence, now I hum your name all day

Never knew a smile could help me find my way

Now every morning feels like I woke up brand new

And the man in the mirror don't flinch, he just smiles back at you

After all this time, there you were

Like the song I thought I'd never learn

You didn't tame me, you just held me

While the past blew through the pines

Now I'm speakin' soft, dreamin' loud

And lettin' love take its time

I never knew I could feel this kind of free

After all this time... there you were, Michelle, with me

You're the Sunday morning I thought I'd never earn

The reason I finally let my heart unlearn

All the weight I carried just to survive

You're why I breathe, not just get by

After all this time, there you were

Not a flash, but a slow burn

You didn't chase me, you just waited

While I stumbled through the dark

Now we're laughin' like we've always known

This love had been ours from the start

I never knew what real love could be

But after all this time...

There you were, Michelle...

With me

Yeah, after all this time...

You're right where you're meant to be