Broken Porch Light

Country ballad with steady mid-tempo 4/4, picked acoustic guitar, brushed drums, and warm pedal steel swells; verse stays intimate with low bass and fingerpicked chords, pre-chorus lifts with snare build and harmony stacks, chorus opens wide with doubled lead and family-choir backing on the hook. Bridge drops to bare guitar and voice, then final chorus returns with fuller drums and steel. Close-mic male vocals, cracked but tender, with short delay throws and subtle room reverb; small risers, pedal-steel sighs, and a final cymbal lift. Mix is warm, present, and emotional.