The Warmer Side of the Bed

I wrote this twelve times over Then I just wrote the truth My hands are shaking on this paper You can hear it in my voice But every word I crossed out twice Came back to the same choice So let me say it once, out loud With everybody listening now I promise you the ordinary mornings The last slice and the warmer side of the bed I promise you the truth when it costs me And my whole heart, like I said When the easy years run out, I'll still be standing here — That's everything I promise you, my dear I'll learn the way you take your tea The names of all your ghosts I won't pretend I'll never fail you I'll just come back the most Rings don't hold a thing together People do — so here's my hand I promise you the ordinary mornings The last slice and the warmer side of the bed I promise you the truth when it costs me And my whole heart, like I said When the easy years run out, I'll still be standing here — That's everything I promise you, my dear Someday this suit won't fit me And this paper will be soft with folds But ask me then — go on and ask me — I'll say it slower, but I'll say it all I promise you the ordinary mornings The last slice and the warmer side of the bed I promise you the truth when it costs me And my whole heart, like I said When the easy years run out, I'll still be standing here — That's everything I promise you, my dear That's everything — no fine print, no end date Everything I promise you