Every Side of You

You leave your book turned upside down

To keep from losing your place.

You say you hate a photograph,

Then make that funny face.

You steal the blanket in your sleep,

Deny it in the morning.

I reach for you beneath the sheets;

You pull me close without a warning.

There’s the smile you share with strangers,

And the sigh when they’ve all gone.

I love the way you let me see

The heart behind them both.

I love every side of you,

The sunlight and the rain.

The woman dancing in the kitchen,

The one who needs a quiet day.

You don’t have to find a smile

To make me want to stay.

Let me hold you as you are

When the words won’t come your way.

Whatever kind of day we’re walking through,

I love every side of you.

Sometimes a little difference

Turns the whole room upside down.

We take a breath, then one of us

Comes back to work it out.

You say, “Well, that was something,”

And I laugh despite myself.

You find my hand beneath the table;

We leave the dishes on the shelf.

There are dreams you haven’t told me,

There are things we haven’t tried.

Keep a little room beside you;

I want to hear what’s on your mind.

I love every side of you,

The sunlight and the rain.

The woman dancing in the kitchen,

The one who needs a quiet day.

You don’t have to find a smile

To make me want to stay.

Let me hold you as you are

When the words won’t come your way.

Whatever kind of day we’re walking through,

I love every side of you.

May the grace that Jesus gives us

Find a home in what we do.

In the patience when we’re tired,

In the courage to be true.

When a sorry needs to happen,

Let it lead to something changed.

Let us keep on choosing kindness

When the feeling needs a flame.

And when the years turn silver,

There’s a picture I can see:

You still reaching for the blanket,

Then making room for me.

I love every side of you,

The sunlight and the rain.

The woman dancing in the kitchen,

The one who needs a quiet day.

With some dreams still out before us

And some miles upon our shoes,

There’s a life I want to share,

And I want to share it with you.

Whatever kind of day we’re walking through,

I love every side of you.

Leave the dishes till the morning.

Let that favorite record play.

Come a little closer, darling.

How I love you

On an ordinary day.