When The World Gets Ugly

[Verse 1]
Saw you laugh across the room
Sun got jealous of your hair
Bright blonde halo over coffee
I forgot how to breathe
Just stared
Didn’t know your name yet
Just this rush under my skin
One small “hi” and then your smile
Like I’d finally walked back in
[Chorus]
When the world gets ugly
I just think of you
That first look
That first touch
Every little truth
When the noise gets heavy
And I’m coming unglued
I just close my eyes
And I’m right back to you
When the world gets ugly
I just think of you
[Verse 2]
Every word you dropped felt easy
Like we’d talked a thousand nights
Stories spilling over strangers
Somehow everything felt right
You were twirling with your straw
I was trying not to shake
Then you laughed and touched my shoulder
And my past all fell away
[Chorus]
When the world gets ugly
I just think of you
That first look
That first touch
Every little truth
When the noise gets heavy
And I’m coming unglued
I just close my eyes
And I’m right back to you
When the world gets ugly
I just think of you

Tender acoustic pop ballad with male vocals; close-mic’d guitar and soft piano share the lead, brushed snare and warm bass slide in on the first chorus. Verses stay intimate and conversational; chorus blooms with stacked harmonies and a subtle pad underneath. Final chorus lifts with a key change and gentle tambourine for a hopeful, cinematic glow., beautiful, romantic, world