A song to inspire caregivers.
*Lyrics
Verse 1
I’m not in the pictures, I’m just out of frame,
Filling the fridge, learning new names.
I’m tracing the meds, I’m tracking the days,
But love doesn’t ask for a spotlight or praise.
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Chorus
I’m one of the ones who stay,
Even when I’ve nothing clever to say.
Even when the hours stretch thin,
Even when I don’t know how to begin.
I hold the line when it frays,
I’m one of the ones who stay.
Verse 2
I’ve memorized symptoms, routines and alarms,
I’ve steadied their steps with the strength in my arms.
I’ve learned how to speak with just eyes and a touch,
And I’ve learned that surviving can still mean so much.
Chorus
I’m one of the ones who stay,
When the world turns its notice away.
When the stories grow quiet and long,
I become rhythm, I become song.
Not for glory, not for pay—
But because I stay.
Bridge
Some days I break, but not all the way through.
Some nights I cry so I can renew.
But if you ask me, would I choose it again?
Yes. Yes, I would. With both hands.
Final Chorus
I’m one of the ones who stay,
Through the thunder and through the gray.
Through the doctor’s doubt and the paperwork tide,
Through the lonely ache and the swallowed pride.
And if no one else remembers my name—
Still I stay. Still I stay.
This is the fourth in a series. The prior songs are:
The Ones Who Look for Light – A Song for Researchers
Alex Bakerloo 