I’ll Stay

[Verse 1]
Morning light through the broken blinds
Coffee’s cooling while losing time
You’re still half asleep
Like there’s nowhere else to go

Your t-shirt hangs off my shoulder
We’re both growing a little bit older
But everything feels right
Every day I wake with you

[Pre-Chorus]
I don’t need a perfect plan
I don’t need the world to know
All I need is your hand
When the future feels unknown

[Chorus]
I’ll stay when the days get heavy
I’ll stay when the years move fast
I’ll love you when we’re steady
And when we’re barely hanging on like that
Forever is just a promise
We don’t have to prove it true
I’ll spend my whole life choosing
You

[Verse 2]
We’ve had nights we couldn’t speak
Words fell short, and tempers weak
You still looked at me with those same eyes 
Like I was worth the wait

Lines will form around our eyes
We’ll laugh about the passing time
I don’t fear getting older now
As long as you’re still around

[Pre-Chorus]
No grand vows, no silver rings
No perfect story to tell
Just a love in the in-between
That we’ve learned to hold so well

[Chorus]
I’ll stay when the days get heavy
I’ll stay when the years move fast
I’ll love you when we’re steady
And when we’re barely hanging on like that
If forever’s just a promise
We don’t have to prove it true
I’ll spend my whole life choosing
You

[Bridge]
When my voice shakes hold on to me
When I’m lost call out to me
Let the world do what it does
We’ll find our way again

No matter where the road runs out
No matter what we lose somehow
If I have you, I’m already home

[Final Chorus - Soft → Lift]
I’ll stay when the nights get quiet
I’ll stay when the fire burns low
I’ll love you in the silence
Where the truest feelings grow
If forever’s just a moment
We keep making something new
I’ll spend my whole life choosing
You

Acoustic folk-pop, intimate female vocals, warm guitar, soft piano, slow-build, emotional, timeless love song, 74 BPM