Miles Away (I Still Choose You)

[Verse 1]
You left boots by the doorway
Coffee ring on the map
Your number scribbled sideways
On a torn boarding pass
You laughed
Said "I'll be careful"
But your hands
They shook a bit
I memorized your profile
So I could carry it
[Chorus]
You're miles away
But I still choose you
Every late-night worry
Every morning news
I trace your name
On this empty room
You're miles away
But I still choose you
(I still choose you)
[Verse 2]
Your jacket on my chair back
Dog still sleeps at the door
I talk like you are right here
Pacing grooves in the floor
Friends say "time makes it easy"
They don't hear what I do
The hum of distant thunder
Sounds a lot like you
[Chorus]
You're miles away
But I still choose you
Every late-night worry
Every morning news
I trace your name
On this empty room
You're miles away
But I still choose you
(I still choose you)
[Bridge]
If fear comes in like sirens
If doubt starts breaking through
I hold the way you held me
Swear I'm holding you
[soft backing vocals] (oh, I'm holding you)
[Chorus]
You're miles away
But I still choose you
Every quiet heartbreak
Every sky turned blue
I'll save your place
Till you walk in soon
You're miles away
But I still choose you
(I still choose you)

Warm acoustic pop ballad with male vocals; intimate fingerpicked guitar and soft piano pads in the verses, brushed drums and subtle bass blooming in the chorus. Gentle organ swell in the bridge, stacked harmonies on the hook, and a tender rise-and-fall arc like a letter being read out loud.