You Stayed When They Left

[Soft Felt Piano Intro] The stage lights flicker off mid-act The audience rises and heads for the exit [Verse 1] I step on stage to sing my very first song Voice shaky 'cause people turned their backs You in the back row sing along with me, loud Making the empty hall ring out [Pre-Chorus] Some left before the song was done Some smirked and scrolled their screens [Chorus] You stayed when they left A friend amid the crowd that walked out You stayed when they left Sitting there for me, not for the show [Verse 2] The act ends, you run up and hug me Praise the song though only two of us listened The paper award I crumple and tuck away For with you, every stage is full [Chorus] You stayed when they left A friend amid the crowd that walked out You stayed when they left Sitting there for me, not for the show [Bridge] People come when the game is dazzling People go when the lights fade Only you stay till I take my bow [Chorus] You stayed when they left A friend amid the crowd that walked out You stayed when they left Sitting there for me, not for the show [Outro] The empty seats turn warm For you stayed till the end [Fade Out] [End]