Inspire Me

It's puzzling
I've got a way with words
I write so many songs
But when it comes to you (Oh, when it comes to you)
We've been together long enough that every noun and every verb
It probably sounds
Like something you've already heard (You've already heard)
And if the pen is mightier like they say than the sword
Then you can see through all my instruments of war (Instruments of war)
It makes me speak a little less
And write about so many subjects
I guess that you begin to suspect
That I want something more
What would I do that for

But I just need you to know
That even as we grow, old
You still inspire me
And if I'm honest, truth be told
I want to impress you the most
And that terrifies me

I wonder why the stories closest to me are the hardest to tell
What does that say about me (Yeah)
That I could write about a stranger all day
And write a character into a play
Hey
Guess I prefer that way (Maybe I do, maybe I do, oh)
Cause when I lay your name down on the page
Suddenly feels like there's just too much at stake (With me you've lived it all)
Because with me you've lived it all
And you remember better than I scrawl
So what am I to write you won't recall
Yo go on shake that magic eight ball
And I bet it'll say

That I just need you to know
That even as we grow, old
You still inspire me
And if I'm honest, I might say
It's not that my affections changed
It's simple that you're my everything

Boo, you are the feather in my quill
The motion in my still
The "U" in my vocabulary
Will every song I write address it plainly?
I know they haven't lately
But even when these lyrics turn 80
You'll be hidden faintly in the cracks
Cause you're my foundation
Even when it lacks in presentation
Your name's somewhere in my interpretation
And I know when the mic drops
Time stops
You're the one I'm coming home to
Stability is what I have with you
And knowing that my home is safe I'm able
To conquer more than just a pad of paper
I can take the world and make it greater
I guess that that makes you a world changer

But I just need you to know
That even as we grow, old
You still inspire me (You still inspire me)
And when our kids have all but grown
And moved out on their own, oh
You'll still inspire me (You'll still inspire me, yeah)
And when our lives are written on a stone
And Heaven is our home (Heaven is our home)
You'll still inspire me (You still inspire me, oh)
And when you doubt it
Think about this song
Remember all along (Remember all along)
How you've inspired me (Inspired me)

Daddy loves you, Mom