Elliott

You took a massive chance on me, coming down to Houston's heat

A Valentine's from Toronto, just to see if we could meet

Your bus was stuck in a snowstorm, you were a full day late

But I knew your loving, empathetic soul was worth the wait

Intelligent and artful, with a generous, open mind

Leaving all the northern ice and the winter weather behind

Elliott, the years get long and the days can weigh us down

Sometimes we're too exhausted when the evening rolls around

But underneath the daily stress, the heavy and the rush

I love you even more than when you stepped off of that bus

You finally made it to the stop, a rip right in your pants

The crazy, messy evidence of our unlikely romance

I went to open up my door and broke the handle free

Had to climb in through the window just to get you next to me

That night we laid awake in bed, the room was still and stark

Sharing music, one earbud each, quiet in the dark

Elliott, the years get long and the days can weigh us down

Sometimes we're too exhausted when the evening rolls around

But underneath the daily stress, the heavy and the rush

I love you even more than when you stepped off of that bus

We've been together for so long, the days can take a toll

And sometimes pure exhaustion takes a heavy kind of hold

We get too tired to show it, to say just how we feel

But I still see the boy who rode the highway to make this real

Oh Elliott, the years get long and the days can weigh us down

Sometimes we're too exhausted when the evening rolls around

But underneath the daily stress, the heavy and the rush

I love you even more than when you stepped off of that bus

Yeah, I love you even more than when you stepped off of that bus

With one earbud between us, and a love that is enough