Last Ten Percent

I get home late, tired from the day
Kids running round the room making a mess of the place
Bills on the table, ain't going nowhere
I can see it in her eyes that fire inside is going dim.

I rush in to hold her,
To help bring back the light
And it's times like this that you finally realize

Love ain’t the spark, it ain’t the start,
It ain’t that “first time” feelin’ in the dark.
It’s sayin’ “I’m sorry” when you ain't wrong,
It’s stayin’ at the table when you wanna be gone.
It’s the work, the grace, the choice, the mess,
It’s forgiveness for the things that you can't forget
If you want to keep it one hundred,
Then come on and listen in
Love ain’t in the ninety… it’s the last ten percent.

"Just one more story," and a kiss good night
"Daddy can I have a glass of milk and then tuck me in tight"
Hair in a towel, face cream on her cheeks
She laughs when I stare cuz she still can't believe just what she does to me!

I rush in to hold her,
She fills me up with her light
And it's times like this that you finally realize

Love ain’t the spark, it ain’t the start,
It ain’t that “first time” feelin’ in the dark.
It’s sayin’ “I’m sorry” when you ain't wrong,
It’s stayin’ at the table when you wanna be gone.
It’s the work, the grace, the choice, the mess,
It’s forgiveness for the things that you can't forget
If you want to keep it one hundred,
Then come on and listen in
Love ain’t in the ninety… it’s the last ten percent.

Love ain’t the spark, it ain’t the start,
It ain’t that “first time” feelin’ in the dark.
It’s sayin’ “I’m sorry” when you ain't wrong,
It’s stayin’ at the table when you wanna be gone.
It’s the work, the grace, the choice, the mess,
It’s forgiveness for the things that you can't forget
If you want to keep it one hundred,
Then come on and listen in
Love ain’t in the ninety… it’s the last ten percent.