Donnie

I was working at the station, ready to end it all

Faking smiles through the pain, my back against the wall

I went outside to smoke, and you asked me for my name

I pointed at my tag real smart, but you laughed just the same

You said, "You usually wear a smile, but today it isn't there"

You told me just to let it out, and showed me someone cared

I spilled my heavy heart right out beside that parking lot

You said you felt a push to speak, and gave it all you got

Donnie, you're the quiet when my mind is spinning 'round

When I'm overthinking everything, you keep me on the ground

You try to act so tough, but you'd help anyone in need

Putting children first in every single word and deed

You can make me laugh when I'm just trying to cry

And when you look at me, I see the love inside your eyes

I love you more than anything, I want the world to know

Donnie, you're the missing piece to my soul

I still think about that Mercury, where we began to fall

Sneaking away down to the lake, just hiding from it all

Walking miles around the park, our feet never got sore

'Cause we were busy talking, and I just wanted more

You always tell me "calm yourself" with the patience that you've got

I tell you that I can't, but you love me on the spot

Even when we sit in silence, there's a peace I can't explain

You took a heavy-hearted girl, and washed away the rain

Donnie, you're the quiet when my mind is spinning 'round

When I'm overthinking everything, you keep me on the ground

You try to act so tough, but you'd help anyone in need

Putting children first in every single word and deed

You can make me laugh when I'm just trying to cry

And when you look at me, I see the love inside your eyes

I love you more than anything, I want the world to know

Donnie, you're the missing piece to my soul

I know God sent you to me on that heavy afternoon

'Cause I lived to see my grandkids grow beneath the moon

I miss you when we leave for work, the second that we part

Remember falling in the Mercury, right at the very start?

Donnie, you're the quiet when my mind is spinning 'round

When I'm overthinking everything, you keep me on the ground

You try to act so tough, but you'd help anyone in need

Putting children first in every single word and deed

You can make me laugh when I'm just trying to cry

And when you look at me, I see the love inside your eyes

I love you more than anything, I want the world to know

Donnie, you're the missing piece to my soul