What They Taught Us

Yeah
Mm, mm

Mama says love is staying quiet
Granddad says don't show your hand
They paid their dues in closed rooms
I grew up wanting to understand

They call patience loyalty
I call silence loneliness

We love different than they did
We ask more, we don't just live
What they held, we try to heal
Same word, different deal

They married hope and obligation
We date trust and conversation
They held on through missing parts
We walk away to save our hearts

I respect where they come from
But I won't love where I don't belong

We love different than they did
We ask more, we don't just live
What they held, we try to heal
Same word, different deal

Maybe both can be true
What saved them, won't save you
They stayed through what they knew
We choose clarity over rules

We love different than they did
We ask more, we don't just live
What they held, we try to heal
Same word, different deal

Still learning
Still choosing