The Author

[Chorus]

Darling, I will be the wind behind your sails

I will be the one to tell your tails

I will be the one to hold your secrets

I will be your earth when all else fails

So if you're ever scared to jump before me

Take the fear off of your face

'Cause I will be the one to write your story

And I won't forget a single page

But you could be the author

Oh, darling, you could be the author

Oh, darling, you could be the author

[Verse 1]

I began by writing down your name

You and I will be the characters, we'll meet by the seventh page

Suburban drama, picture-perfect in the frame

But by the seventh chapter things will never be the same, 'cause

Eighth grade we met, it wouldn't be the last time

The suspense that I meet you in a past life

Heroes in our stories save the world like a past time

But the road to happy endings ain't a fast line

The Epiphany in chapter twenty-two

Recurring theme in me living life without you

Some would call it tragic but it's only just the start

'Cause even faith couldn't keep them apart

[Chorus]

Darling, I will be the wind behind your sails

I will be the one to tell your tails

I will be the one to hold your secrets

I will be your earth when all else fails

So if you're ever scared to jump before me

Take the fear off of your face

'Cause I will be the one to write your story

And I won't forget a single page

But you could be the author

Oh, darling, you could be the author

Oh, darling, you could be the author

[Bridge]

So follow me

Through the page, don't pray for perfection

I won't be

The one to save you from all your questions

I still see

That you are brave despite the scars you hide

Don't turn away from the night

Don't you turn away from the night

[Chorus]

Darling, I will be the wind behind your sails

I will be the one to tell your tails

I will be the one to hold your secrets

I will be your earth when all else fails

So if you're ever scared to jump before me

Take the fear off of your face

'Cause I will be the one to write your story

And I won't forget a single page

But you could be the author

Oh, darling, you could be the author

Oh, darling, you could be the author

Oh, darling, you could be the author