If You Let Me is one of those songs that just comes to you. I remember sitting down at my laptop and typing it out of thin air, almost exactly as it is right now. Eventually, I changed the last chorus to state the song’s message, which is aptly phrased time with you is so much better. If You Let Me reminds me that no matter the circumstances, nothing beats being with the one(s) you love. Together, you can take on the world.
A steady rain is falling on your monogrammed umbrella
under which you write your last letter to me
Pre-med stationary is just lines on a page
and the answers for your silence are diagnosis made
from your books, from your new life
You’ll run away from me, crying as you go
and you’ll cry yourself to sleep every night you’re alone, but baby
If you let me
I will come to where you are even though I hate the weather
Sunny skies are so much better, but
If you let me
I will bear Seattle’s gray just to see your face
If you let me
A steady fire is reaching to the endless desert sky
under which you write your last of love to me
Combat letter paper is scarred brown with dust and rage
and hopes for our tomorrow are sad presumptions made
from this fight, from loss of life
You’ll run away from me, crying as you go
and you’ll cry yourself to sleep every night you’re alone
If you let me
I will come to where you are even though I hate the weather
Cooler days are so much better, but
If you let me
I will bear the ashy rain just to see your face
If you let me
What if we don’t survive and can’t go on
Will I still find you here to hold me in your arms?
Even if you have dreams you can’t see beyond
I’ll be here to love you when they’re said and done
If you let me
I will come to where you are even though I hate the weather
Time with you is so much better
If you let me
I will bear whatever comes our way
Just to see your face
If you let me
