Hits like a wave

Don’t say a word I hear it anyway Heat on the asphalt, quarter to five You’re in my T-shirt, barely alive Coffee went cold on the edge of the stove Still feels like somewhere I wanna go Cracked front step and a beat-up car You laugh — “we’re good just the way we are” No big moment, no sky splitting apart Just you staying close when it could’ve been hard I quit looking for the perfect line You came in sideways — fit just right It’s not loud — but it hits like a wave Soft and slow — but it won’t fade away I don’t reach, I don’t chase, I don’t fight it It’s already here when I’m quiet If this is love — don’t wake me up If this is real — don’t break it up You don’t pull, you don’t twist the thread Let me talk circles out of my head You cut up peaches in a chipped blue bowl Like small good things can steady a soul Back porch swing and a falling light Cheap wind chimes and your hand in mine I spent years chasing what I was told Now I got you — and it don’t get old No big answers, no grand design Just the way your fingers lock in mine It’s not loud — but it hits like a wave Soft and slow — but it won’t fade away I don’t reach, I don’t chase, I don’t fight it It’s already here when I’m quiet If this is love — don’t wake me up If this is real — don’t break it up I’ve heard it big, I’ve heard it dressed up Said it myself when I needed enough But you don’t push it, you don’t pretend You just stay — and it holds in the end Something simple, something true Turned this whole place into something new It’s not loud — but it hits like a wave Soft and slow — but it won’t fade away I don’t reach, I don’t chase, I don’t fight it It’s already here when I’m quiet If this is love — don’t wake me up If this is real — don’t break it up Don’t say a word I hear it anyway