The Plus Sign

[Verse 1]
We had that front porch swing, a three-acre dream
Dogwood bloomin' by the bend in the stream
Felt like a fool the day I bought that ring
Didn't know a heart could so loudly sing
The chapel bell rang, you took my name
Swore that forever wouldn't feel like a chain
We painted the nursery a soft yellow haze
Livin' out the best of our younger days.

[Chorus]
And everything was perfect, everything was right
From the "I do's" whispered in the pale moonlight
Then two pink lines showed up in the bathroom light
And suddenly our future never looked so bright
I held you close, couldn't believe it was true
My whole world was growin', right there with you
But the plus sign on the stick that said our life would start
Was the same damn thing that tore it all apart.

[Verse 2]
There's a half-empty closet, a note on the floor
Says "I'm sorry, I can't do this anymore"
The tiny blue shoes we bought last week
Are sittin' on a dresser that's started to creak
This house is too quiet, the echo's too loud
My head's in a storm, tryin' to figure this out
Was it somethin' I did, was it somethin' I said?
Just your side of this king-size bed feels dead.

[Chorus]
And everything was perfect, everything was right
From the "I do's" whispered in the pale moonlight
Then two pink lines showed up in the bathroom light
And suddenly our future never looked so bright
I held you close, couldn't believe it was true
My whole world was growin', right there with you
But the plus sign on the stick that said our life would start
Was the same damn thing that tore it all apart.

[Bridge]
Did the future get too real? Did you get too scared?
Did you look at me and see a life you couldn't share?
I look at that ultrasound picture on the fridge door
And I just don't know what I'm lookin' at anymore.

[Outro]
Yeah, that plus sign was a promise...
Now it's just a scar...
And the only thing you left me...
Was this broken heart... and this beat-up guitar.
(Acoustic guitar and a lonely pedal steel fade out)