You Would Bend Not Break

You Would Bend Not Break You kept the good chair by the window, Cracked it a bit, for the smoke to clear. Watched the birds and deer enjoy their meal, Said, “We’re closer than you think”. You’d laugh until your shoulders shook, When the thunder kissed the roof. Said, “Storms just test the branches, Don’t worry, they don’t change the roots”. Chorus (1) You would bend, not break, Lean in, never fade, Hold the weight of every one of our mistakes. You were tired, it was late, Now the house is quiet space, But I still feel your echoes in the place. You would bend, You would bend, Not break. You played the cards and a pretty mean bass, Took no crap off any face. You’d give the shirt off your back, If you, Thought the person deserved it or not. Still, you took care of your family, You’d sit up through the fevers, Cool hand on a burning face. Said, more than one person could say, And a look that could cut a strong man in half. Chorus (2) Bridge Some days I reach to call you, Half a number. Then I see, all the lines you ever spoke, Are a part of me. You didn’t leave, you just settled in, Between each breath I take, In the way I tell my story, In the way I face the pain. Chorus (3) You would bend, not break, Lean in, never fade, Hold the weight of every one of our mistakes. You were tired, it was late, Now my hearts a sacred place, Where your steady little smile, Still keeps its shape. You would bend, You would bend, Not break. Demos Produced by: Ronald William Forbister, Fingertip Music Company, Clackamas, Oregon. Engineered & Mastered by SUNO, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Instrumentation and singers generated by SUNO, Cambridge, Massachusetts. ℗©2026 Fingertip Music Company LLC, Ronald William Forbister, BMI, The MLC, all words and music composition.