[Chorus]
Darling, I will be the wind behind your sails
I will be the one to tell your tails
I will be the one to hold your secrets
I will be your earth when all else fails
So if you're ever scared to jump before me
Take the fear off of your face
'Cause I will be the one to write your story
And I won't forget a single page

But you could be the author
Oh, darling, you could be the author
Oh, darling, you could be the author

[Verse 1]
I began by writing down your name
You and I will be the characters, we'll meet by the seventh page
Suburban drama, picture-perfect in the frame
But by the seventh chapter things will never be the same, 'cause
Eighth grade we met, it wouldn't be the last time
The suspense that I meet you in a past life
Heroes in our stories save the world like a past time
But the road to happy endings ain't a fast line
The Epiphany in chapter twenty-two
Recurring theme in me living life without you
Some would call it tragic but it's only just the start
'Cause even faith couldn't keep them apart
[Chorus]
Darling, I will be the wind behind your sails
I will be the one to tell your tails
I will be the one to hold your secrets
I will be your earth when all else fails
So if you're ever scared to jump before me
Take the fear off of your face
'Cause I will be the one to write your story
And I won't forget a single page

But you could be the author
Oh, darling, you could be the author
Oh, darling, you could be the author

[Bridge]
So follow me
Through the page, don't pray for perfection
I won't be
The one to save you from all your questions
I still see
That you are brave despite the scars you hide
Don't turn away from the night
Don't you turn away from the night

[Chorus]
Darling, I will be the wind behind your sails
I will be the one to tell your tails
I will be the one to hold your secrets
I will be your earth when all else fails
So if you're ever scared to jump before me
Take the fear off of your face
'Cause I will be the one to write your story
And I won't forget a single page
But you could be the author
Oh, darling, you could be the author
Oh, darling, you could be the author
Oh, darling, you could be the author