Before You Were There

[Verse 1]
When I looked into your eyes
On the day that we first met
Nothing really happened
At least it hadn't yet

[Verse 2]
It wasn't love at first sight
And what is that even mean?
We were awkward, we were fumbling
Like some Woody Allen scene

[Pre-Chorus 1]
Well, time is a funny thing
And some time can bring
Perspective that we need
On the times when life brought us steam
When the bickering made it impossible to succeed

[Chorus 1]
I'm not the easiest to love
I know I’m not always right
When I see your hand in mine
I wonder why we ever fight
I know love’s not always kind
I know that life’s not always fair
But it was so much harder
Before you were there

[Verse 3]
When I try to count the ways
That you changed my everyday
I can't help but smile
But why, I just can't say

[Verse 4]
It's the perfect things like that
So little and so sweet
You do everything just right
And I just can't compete

[Pre-Chorus 2]
Well, we’ve had our highs and lows
That's just how it goes
For everyone, I guess
And when I ask, am I happy with the life I chose?
A part of me knows the answer will always be yes

[Chorus 2]
I know that it's not always the easiest thing to see
But I swear but I love you
Just as much as you love me
And for a long time I forgot
I was completely unaware
Of what it felt like
When you weren't there

[Bridge]
Oh, I know I can be angry
I know I can get mean
Up until now, that was just part of my routine
But you make me try harder
To be a better man
The truth is that it means so much
That you really think I can

[Chorus 3]
I'm not the easiest to love
But I'll work harder everyday
You deserve at least that much
You deserve too much to say
And that twinkle in your eyes
That knowing look we both share
That says, life will never be the same
As before you were there