Only You Can

[Verse 1]
I grew up on a backroad truth
Where a ring means more than a pretty view
I don't need pearls or a big bank door
I just need you coming back through my door
You know my storm and my stubborn ways
You love me clean through the hard days
When I get loud, when I get cold
You hold the line, you don't let go
[Pre-Chorus]
Ain't a fancy kind of woman
Ain't a perfect kind of wife
But if I got one steady man
I got the best thing in my life
[Chorus]
Only you can love me
Only you can stay
Only you can hold me
When I drift away
You take all my edges
You still call me home
If I got you beside me
I ain't ever alone
(only you can) (only you can)
[Verse 2]
Some folks chase the shine, the crowd, the scene
I chase your boots by the kitchen sink
Your tired hands and your second chance
The way you pull me into that slow dance
You laugh at me when I talk too much
Then kiss my mouth and hush and hush
You know my flaws like the lines in your palm
And you still reach for me, calm as calm
[Pre-Chorus]
Ain't a prize I need to win
Ain't a dream I need to chase
I found heaven in your arms
And a little mercy in your face
[Chorus]
Only you can love me
Only you can stay
Only you can hold me
When I drift away
You take all my edges
You still call me home
If I got you beside me
I ain't ever alone
(only you can) (only you can)
[Bridge]
If the whole wide world went dark
And my name got lost in rain
I'd still know your touch by heart
I'd still answer when you say my name
'Cause home ain't wood and stone to me
It's your hand in mine, it always'll be
[Final Chorus]
Only you can love me
Only you can stay
Only you can hold me
When I drift away
You take all my edges
You still call me home
If I got you beside me
I ain't ever alone
Only you can love me
That truth runs deep
Only you can keep me
And keep your word to me
(only you can) (only you can)

Country-soul ballad with a bluesy sway, slow 6/8 feel and brushed drums under warm acoustic guitar, steel guitar licks, and a deep upright bass walk; verse stays intimate and sparse, pre-chorus opens with organ and harmony lift, chorus blooms with stacked gospel-style backing vocals and a crying pedal steel line. Use close-mic lead, soft doubles on key lines, and delay throws on the hook. Dusty, warm, and wide with a lived-in front-porch mix., blues, lyrical, country, soul