What You Do

Love is what you do
When nobody is watching you
Love is what you do
When the easy road is through

You bring me flowers when the street can see
But will you bring water when it's only me?
Pretty words shine under restaurant light
But love gets tested on a tired night
You fixed my mother's leaking roof in June
Never told a soul, just hummed a tune

If it is real, it carries weight
If it is love, it does not wait

Love is what you do
When nobody is watching you
Love is what you do
When the easy road is through
What you do, what you do
Hold my hand in the storm
Say my name when it costs you

I was a boy with a grown man's suit
Made big promises with small follow-through
Now I am learning the quiet way
Call when I say, stay when I stay
But you warmed the car in the winter grey
You kept my photo when I lost my shine

Ma told me something at the table last week
That roof you fixed in June
That was two years before I called you mine
You were loving me
You were loving me before I knew your name

Love is what you do
Love is what you do
When nobody is watching you
Love is what you do

So watch my hands, I'm learning you
Show me what you do
Show me what you do