why would I leave

We sat together on the porch talking about life and how much has changed over the years, and how we have no idea what’s to come. There’s always been a layer of uncertainty to life that we’ve had to navigate. We’ve both kind of enjoyed leaning into the unknown, into the discomfort and angst, the wondering and magic that can come with not knowing what’s going to happen next. ⁣
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Perry said he’s always known one thing for sure though. He looked at me, the soft morning sun flickering in his dark eyes, and said, “I always knew the kind of love I wanted in this life. I just never fully believed I’d ever find it.”⁣
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He wrote his newest song, Why Would I Leave, over a decade ago about the love he yearned for, the life he imagined. He tried to record it back then, but it never felt right until now.⁣
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He took a sip of his coffee and the morning birds filled the tiny moment of quiet between us. Then he said, “Now that I understand the words more deeply. Now that I have the kind of love I longed for. Now that I have you. Why would I leave? I’ve got it all."⁣
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This is a song of hope. Hope that one day—if you haven't already—you'll find the kind of love, the kind of life that makes you ask, “Why would I ever leave?”⁣
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It’s brought me a lot of peace during this time of isolation. There’s a lyric where he sings, “Let’s share our lives.” That sentiment really hits me right now because even though so much has been stripped away from our life and we’re facing financial uncertainty, we still have each other. We have this love that we’ve been growing and building upon and nothing can take that away from us. Right after that lyric, there’s another that I hold onto tight. He sings, “You take me to a place I’ve never been.” It’s so beautiful and so comforting because even though we’ve had our adventures and explorations halted, we constantly find new and untraveled roads into one another, places we could never access without the other. Here’s to drudging on into the unknown with you, my love. I can’t wait to see the hidden places we’ll go as we share our lives.