My Love

[Intro – soft slide guitar hum, distant rain drip fadeout] (Instrumental Solo) [Verse 1 – lazy slide guitar riff, sparse foot stomp rhythm] Rain’s been fallin’ since I lost my way Dust turned mud on my old porch sway Loneliness been my only company Half my life spent waitin’ for a sign to see [Pre-Chorus – gentle slide swell, raw vocal crack] Clouds hang heavy, gray as my worn-out shoes I’m just countin’ cracks in the roof’s loose blues [Chorus 1 – soaring slide hook, gritty yet tender vocals] Then the sun broke through, you smiled right then All the cold dark years just up and ran That one look melted every lonely bone Finally found my way back home [Interlude – meandering slide guitar solo, slow hand clap] (Instrumental Solo) [Verse 2 – muted slide strum, soft harmonica wail under vocals] Coffee’s gone cold, radio’s stuck on low I was just a ghost where the wild roses grow Forgot what it felt like to let my guard fall down Till your laugh cut through the quiet like a crown [Pre-Chorus 2 – rising slide melody, vocal warmth building] Wind shifted soft, carried your sweet perfume I knew right then my empty days were doomed [Chorus 2 – layered slide guitar, more powerful vocals] Then the sun broke through, you smiled right then All the cold dark years just up and ran That one look melted every lonely bone Finally found my way back home [Bridge – stripped-back slide plucks, raw intimate vocals] I don’t need diamonds, don’t need no fancy thing Just that smile to make my whole world sing Rain can come again, I don’t care no more Got your light to keep my heart off the floor [Final Chorus – full slide guitar swells, passionate vocals] Then the sun broke through, you smiled right then All the cold dark years just up and ran That one look melted every lonely bone Finally found my way back home [Outro – fading slide guitar, soft foot stomp fade] Sun’s still shinin’ on our porch today Your smile’s still chasin’ the gray away