The Pull of Everything

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Some things start before you understand A playground kiss at seven, hand in hand You carry it like a penny in your coat A little wish you never even wrote Then years go by, you live a different life But something hums beneath the noise and strife [Chorus] And I don't know what tomorrow's gonna bring But I feel it like the pull of everything Through the fire, through the fall Through the silence after all There's a voice inside my chest that always sings Your name, your name, Colleen [Verse 2] She walked into my store just for a smile Came back again and stayed a little while I never knew, but something knew for me A thread that stretched across the years between A screen lit up in blue, one simple view And forty-nine years came rushing back to you [Chorus] And I don't know what tomorrow's gonna bring But I feel it like the pull of everything Through the fire, through the fall Through the silence after all There's a voice inside my chest that always sings Your name, your name, Colleen [Bridge] Eight months of storms that should have torn us through She paused her world when I was fighting mine Lost her ground but never lost her truth Colleen, your strength is more than words can find [Verse 3] We're fifty-six with battle scars and dreams And nothing here looks like we thought it'd be She never gives up — that's the part that stays Her will, her heart, her perseverance ablaze We don't know yet if we'll walk down that aisle But we're still here, and that's worth every mile [Chorus] And I don't know what tomorrow's gonna bring But I feel it like the pull of everything Through the fire, through the fall Through the silence after all There's a voice inside my chest that always sings Your name, your name, Colleen [Outro] So Colleen Escott, hear me when I say Whatever happens, I'm a phone call away Some things that start at seven never end My first kiss, my last love, my best friend