First Night, Last Goodbye

[Verse 1]
You were laughing in that doorway
Too bright for that little bar
Said your name and then I froze up
You just smiled
Said "here we are"
[Chorus]
I keep going back to that first night
To your hand in mine
To your eyes on mine
Now I'm learning how to breathe in the silence
But it cuts me every time
I don't know how to draw a future line
If your name ain't written next to mine
Still I keep on reaching through the dark sky
For that first night
And our last goodbye
[Verse 2]
Coffee cups and crooked mornings
Your shirt hanging on my chair
You'd hum something while you brushed your teeth
Felt like home just standing there
[Chorus]
I keep going back to that first night
To your hand in mine
To your eyes on mine
Now I'm learning how to breathe in the silence
But it cuts me every time
I don't know how to draw a future line
If your name ain't written next to mine
Still I keep on reaching through the dark sky
For that first night
And our last goodbye
[Bridge]
Yeah
I try to let you go
But every little street knows
Every corner says your name (your name)
If I ever fall again
Will it ever feel the same?
[Chorus]
I keep going back to that first night
To your hand in mine
To your eyes on mine
Now I'm learning how to breathe in the silence
But it cuts me every time
I don't know how to draw a future line
If your name ain't written next to mine
So I keep on reaching through the dark sky
For that first night
And our last goodbye

Slow-burning R&B ballad with male vocals; soft electric piano and warm bass under a lazy, swung groove, finger snaps close in. Verses stay intimate and low, chorus rises with stacked harmonies and airy pads. Subtle guitar licks answer the vocal phrases, bridge strips to keys and voice before a final, emotional chorus., r&b