Letter to Peanut

[Verse 1]
Peanut
My little open book
Crayon suns on the kitchen wall
You ask me why my hands shake
When the night feels too tall
I trip on all the words I need
When I try to talk about time
So I’m folding up my heart tonight
Into these crooked lines
[Pre-Chorus]
If one day you reach for me
And my hand’s not by your side
Read this when the dark feels deep
Hear me on the other side
[Chorus]
May fear vanish at your stride
My girl
Like waves breaking at your feet
Then gone
You were never meant to walk this world
Thinking you are on your own
Every step you take
I’m there inside
May fear vanish at your stride
[Verse 2]
Peanut
You chase the sparrows
Across that tired old yard
Laughing like the whole blue sky
Was hiding in your heart
You ask me
“Will you stay forever?”
I kiss your hair and dodge the truth
But forever’s in your stubborn grin
And the way you speak the truth
[Pre-Chorus]
If the day comes I can’t answer
When you call me late at night
Let this little paper anchor
Hold you steady through the tide
[Chorus]
May fear vanish at your stride
My girl
Like waves breaking at your feet
Then gone
You were never meant to walk this world
Thinking you are on your own
Every step you take
I’m there inside
May fear vanish at your stride
[Bridge]
When the doctors speak in low words
When the house feels too still
Remember how you stole my breath
The first time that you cried
“I will”
I will be brave
I will be kind
I will stand up when I fall (when I fall)
Take my courage
Make it yours
Hang it like a coat in your hall
[Chorus]
May fear vanish at your stride
My girl
Like waves breaking at your feet
Then gone
You were never meant to walk this world
Thinking you are on your own
Every step you take
I’m there inside
May fear vanish at your stride
[Outro]
So Peanut
When you read this
On some far and quiet night
Know the love that wrote these pages
Walks beside you in the light (oh)
May fear vanish at your stride

folk, Tender acoustic ballad with male vocals in a bright, high register; intimate fingerpicked guitar upfront, soft room reverb. Verses stay hushed and confessional, pre-chorus lifts with subtle harmony oohs, chorus blooms with warm stacked vocals and gentle tambourine swells. Final chorus strips back to nearly solo voice and guitar for a fragile, emotional close., stride, acoustic, beautiful