Where The Hell Is My Husband

[Verse 1]
Clock on the wall keeps starin'
Red numbers burnin' my eyes
Dinner got cold in the kitchen
Lipstick stains on my wine
Phone on the table
Silent
I swear I heard your car twice
I keep rehearin' our promise
While I’m prayin’ you’re alright
[Chorus]
Baby
Where the hell is my husband?
Why you takin’ so long?
I been sittin’ in this silence
Doubtin’ everything we got goin' on
I believed you when you said I’m your only one
Now this empty side of bed feelin' loud as a gun
Baby
Where the hell is my husband?
Tell me what the hell’s goin’ on
[Verse 2]
Neighbors’ lights start fadin'
I’m still in this same dress
Mascara run in the mirror
Heart look a whole damn mess
I scroll through your little pictures
You smile like you can’t lie
But truth don’t stay in the shadows
It shows up late at night
[Chorus]
Baby
Where the hell is my husband?
Why you takin’ so long?
Got our vows on the mantel
But they shakin’ like a sad slow song
I believed you when you said I’m your only one
Now this empty side of bed feelin' loud as a gun
Baby
Where the hell is my husband?
Tell me what the hell’s goin’ on (yeah)
[Bridge]
[Spoken-sung] I lit that candle you like
Watched it melt down
Just like my pride
How many “one more drinks” you need
Before you remember you’re mine?
(say my name)
You gave me a ring
Not a reason
You gave me your word
Not your time
If you walk in tonight
You gon’ see it
All this hurt written in my eyes (oh)
[Chorus]
Baby
Where the hell is my husband?
Why you takin’ so long?
I been holdin’ up this house
This heart
Feelin’ foolish
Feelin’ strong
I believed you when you said I’m your only one
But this space between us hittin' heavy
Weigh a ton
Baby
Where the hell is my husband?
Are you comin' back
Or are you gone?
[Outro]
Where the hell is my husband? (mmm)
Been waitin' all night long
If you love me like you promised
You better bring yourself home (bring yourself home)

funk, Slow-burn Pop/R&B ballad with Funk and Soul touches; warm Rhodes keys, subtle wah guitar, round live bass, and lazy pocket drums. Male black vocals up front, rich and raspy on the verses, then soaring, stacked harmonies on the hook. Bridge leans into spoken-sung confession with organ swells and ad-lib runs, ending on a soft, unresolved vamp that keeps the question hanging in the air., romantic, r&b, deep, pop, soul