Johnny Mike Songwriter Music

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Gold dust rests along your sleeve
The palace doors have learned to breathe
You turn, and every vow I knew
Feels small beside the look from you
[Pre-Chorus]
The jewel on its chest catches fire
But your eyes hold the thing I desire
[Chorus]
Stay here beside me, beneath the high stone
Let all of this treasure lie cold on its throne
If kingdoms are measured by what we can keep
I choose your hand, and the promise we keep
[Verse 2]
The painted walls remember kings
Their names are carved in solemn rings
Yet when you smile, the years grow thin
Yet when you smile, the years grow thin
And all the old world lets us in
[Pre-Chorus]
The jewel on its chest catches fire
But your eyes hold the thing I desire
[Chorus]
Stay here beside me, beneath the high stone
Let all of this treasure lie cold on its throne
If kingdoms are measured by what we can keep
I choose your hand, and the promise we keep
[Bridge]
No crown can command what the heart gives away
No stone can outlast what we choose every day
When morning comes softly across the gold floor
I’ll find you, and ask you to stay once more
[Final Chorus]
Stay here beside me, beneath the high stone
Let all of this treasure lie cold on its throne
If kingdoms are measured by what we can keep
I choose your hand, and the promise we keep
I choose your hand, and the promise we keep
[Outro]
Your hand in mine
The dawn arrives