Sorry You Had to Carry That

[Verse 1]
I met you in the summer haze, we laughed 'til it was late,
A spark lit up the quiet night, a moment sealed by fate.
We stumbled through the heat of it, no thought for what was next,
Just two lost souls colliding fast, and we had sex.
[Chorus]
Sorry you had to carry that, alone for so long,
A weight that wasn’t only yours, but you stayed strong.
I didn’t see the road you walked, the nights you cried alone,
Sorry you had to carry that, like a stone.
[Verse 2]
You called me in the morning rain, your voice was soft and torn,
A whisper through the telephone, “I think there’s more in store.”
You didn’t know what steps to take, no map to guide you through,
You lost it, and the pain was yours, but I should’ve carried it too.
[Chorus]
Sorry you had to carry that, alone for so long,
A weight that wasn’t only yours, but you stayed strong.
I didn’t see the road you walked, the nights you cried alone,
Sorry you had to carry that, like a stone.
[Bridge]
I should’ve held your trembling hands, stayed by your side,
But I was blind to all the scars you tried to hide.
Now I’m haunted by the echoes of what I left behind,
And the burden that you carried, that was partly mine.
[Chorus]
Sorry you had to carry that, alone for so long,
A weight that wasn’t only yours, but you stayed strong.
I didn’t see the road you walked, the nights you cried alone,
Sorry you had to carry that, like a stone.

sad, heartfelt, with a focus on fingerpicked guitar and soft, melodic, mournful fiddle swells, acoustic, country