brave - Live

I met you at a bar downtown
You'd had some drinks already
You slid into the car
And when we crossed the threshold of that old rundown motel
The memories flooded home

You look so different from the boy I tried to save
Your eyes reflect the lessons of a thousand growing pains
There's a thought in my head now that I don't know how to say
So I'll sing praises to my strength, that I'm still here to face today

We were so young and so afraid
Every step we took was brave
We were so young and so afraid
Everything we did was brave

Over pizzas and low-shelf gin
We traded all the stories
Of the years that slipped between
Every coming-out disaster, every lonely victory
And our scars and how they've grown

I feel so different from the kid I was back then
I'll introduce you to this person who knows how to love their skin
There's a thought in my head now that I don't know how to say
So I'll sing praises to our strength, that we're here to face today

We were so young and so afraid
Every step we took was brave
We were so young and so afraid
Everything we did was brave

I stayed up for hours every night
Hoping to reach you
And you watched me fail, proud, immovable
Lost in my mind
Now here we lie, I close my eyes
Listen to your laughter

Now here we lie, I close my eyes... listen to your laughter

We're not so different from the people we have been
Maybe we should forgive them for the wars they didn't win
There's a thought in my head now that I'm brave enough to say
I'll sing praises to our strength and that we've learned to be okay

We were so young and so afraid
Every step we took was brave
We were so young and so afraid
Everything we did was brave