Crossed Paths

[Intro – gentle acoustic guitar strum, soft piano arpeggios] Sunlight spills on the downtown street Old café signs glow soft and sweet [Verse 1 – steady shaker rhythm, warm vocal tone] I’d grab my coffee at 8 AM You’d rush past with your coat hem Same crosswalk, different time of day Never looked up, never saw your face [Pre-Chorus – building piano layers, subtle bassline] We walked the same cracked sidewalks Browsed the same mall’s crowded racks Shared the same street corner breeze Never knew what we’d missed [Chorus – full band swell, harmonized backing vocals] Jeremy and Tisha, we crossed so many lines Passed each other a thousand times In the mall’s busy halls, on the road’s slow climb Never knew we’d be each other’s forever kind [Verse 2 – light tambourine, intimate vocal delivery] You’d sit in the park reading after work I’d walk my dog when the day turned murk Same bench, different faded light Never stopped to make the time [Pre-Chorus – layered acoustic guitar, rising piano] We drank the same brand of lemonade Watched the same sunset fade Laughing at the same street performer’s joke Never stopped to speak, never looked close [Chorus – richer harmonies, steady drum beat] Jeremy and Tisha, we walked so many miles Passed each other with fleeting smiles In the mall’s loud halls, on the road’s wild styles Never knew we’d walk down the aisle [Interlude – soft piano solo, warm string pads] (Instrumental Solo) [Bridge – stripped-back acoustic guitar, vulnerable vocals] Then one rainy day, we bumped into each other Spilled our coffee, found our other All those missed moments melted away Finally found the one we’d been waiting each day [Chorus – full band climax, soaring vocals] Jeremy and Tisha, we found our perfect rhyme After crossing paths a thousand times In the mall’s busy halls, on the road’s old climb Now we’re bound together for all time [Outro – fading acoustic guitar, soft piano note] Our crossed paths led us home Never walking alone