My Love

[Intro – soft slide guitar hum, distant rain drip fade-out] (Instrumental Solo) [Verse 1 – lazy slide guitar riff, quiet foot tap rhythm] Rain’s been falling for a hundred nights Loneliness clung like old, tight clothes I counted cracks in the ceiling’s light Wondered if the sun still knows my bones [Pre-Chorus – subtle harmonica wail, gentle guitar strum] I’d almost forgotten how to breathe deep Thought the gray would never let me go Then the clouds split, just a little peep And I saw you standing slow [Chorus – raw blues vocals, slide guitar swells] That smile hit me like the first warm sun Melted the chill that held me down Half a lifetime’s quiet, lonely run Gone in the way you turned around [Verse 2 – slide guitar trill, soft harmonica undercurrent] I’ve walked empty streets at midnight’s end Slept with ghosts of what could’ve been Ached for a hand that’d never bend To hold mine through the din [Pre-Chorus – harmonica rises, guitar picks up gentle pace] I’d tucked my hope in a rusted tin Buried it where the weeds grew tall But your laugh cut through the dim, thin din And I felt my heart unstall [Chorus – more intense vocals, layered slide guitar] That smile hit me like the first warm sun Melted the chill that held me down Half a lifetime’s quiet, lonely run Gone in the way you turned around [Bridge – stripped-back slide guitar, raw whispered vocals] I don’t need stars or fancy things Just the way your eyes crinkle slow This moment’s all my heart can bring To make the old cold go [Solo – weeping slide guitar, reverb-drenched harmonica solo] (Instrumental Solo) [Final Chorus – full blues intensity, slide guitar wails] That smile hit me like the first warm sun Burned the last of my lonely down Half a lifetime’s quiet, lonely run Gone in the way you turned around [Outro – fading slide guitar, soft vocal hum] Sun’s still shining, soft and low Your smile’s the only light I know