acoustic rock Ballard "had I took time"male vocals

[Intro – gentle acoustic guitar arpeggios, faint piano hum] (Instrumental Solo) [Verse 1 – warm acoustic guitar strums, soft snare tap] The coffee cup’s still cold on the shelf Your jacket hangs where you left yourself I stare at the door like it might still swing Like you might walk in and fix everything [Pre-Chorus – building piano notes, subtle bass line] The clock ticks loud in the empty room I replay the words I never got to bloom Regret’s a weight that won’t let me breathe Wishing I’d hit pause on the hurry and greed [Chorus 1 – full acoustic strums, layered male vocals] Had I took time to sit and just listen Had I took time to see what was missing The moments slipped like sand through my hands Now I’m left with the silence and what-ifs and plans [Post-Chorus – soft vocal harmonies, fading guitar] (Instrumental Solo) [Verse 2 – fingerpicked acoustic guitar, quiet piano chords] The garden’s overgrown where we used to tend Your favorite song still echoes in the end I found your note tucked in an old book page Said “I just need you to slow down for a stage” [Pre-Chorus 2 – swelling piano, light drum fill] I ran for the prize that meant nothing at all Blind to the love that was standing so tall Now the lights are out and the crowd’s all gone I’m alone with the song I never got to spawn [Chorus 2 – intensified acoustic strums, raw vocal inflection] Had I took time to hold you a little longer Had I took time to hear your quiet hunger The years rushed by like a runaway train Now I’m stuck in the rain with the words I can’t explain [Bridge – stripped-back acoustic guitar, vulnerable male vocals] I’d give all the gold in the whole wide world To go back and rewrite that final chapter girl To say all the things I kept locked inside To turn back the clock and let the love survive [Solo – weeping acoustic guitar solo, reverb-drenched] (Instrumental Solo) [Final Chorus – full acoustic arrangement, soaring male vocals] Had I took time to stop and just be there Had I took time to show you I cared The story ended before it could start Now I’m left with the scar of a broken heart [Outro – fading acoustic guitar, soft piano fade] The coffee cup’s still cold on the shelf Your jacket hangs where you left yourself