Keys On The Counter

[Verse 1]
Two mugs in the cupboard
Four plates on the shelf
Keep one side of the closet
Waiting for someone else
Kids’ shoes by the front door
Three laughs in this small place
I tell them
“Someday there’ll be
One more smile in this space”
[Chorus]
I dream of keys on the counter
Your name on the mailbox too
You on the floor with my children
Like you’ve always loved them
Always knew
We’ll pick out curtains and paint
Call this little house our home
You’ll love me and my three kids
We won’t have to dream it alone
[Verse 2]
Backyard full of plastic toys
We still plant a little tree
Picture you on that old porch swing
Scooting over next to me (come closer)
Homework at the kitchen table
You’re helping them sound out words
I’m watching your gentle patience
It’s the sweetest thing I’ve ever heard
[Chorus]
I dream of keys on the counter
Your name on the mailbox too
You on the floor with my children
Like you’ve always loved them
Always knew
We’ll pick out curtains and paint
Call this little house our home
You’ll love me and my three kids
We won’t have to dream it alone
[Bridge]
Will you dance in the hallway?
Laugh when the dinner burns?
Kiss every scar that I carry
Promise you’ll stay
Not just learn?
I don’t need perfect
I need honest
I need safe arms we can run to
Four hearts under one roof
All of us choosing you (oh, choosing you)
[Chorus]
I dream of keys on the counter
Your name on the mailbox too
You on the floor with my children
Like you’ve always loved them
Always knew
We’ll hang our pictures and prayers
On these half-painted walls we own
You’ll love me and my three kids
We’ll finally call it our home

rock, Warm pop / pop-rock ballad; male or female vocals. Clean electric guitar and intimate piano in the verses, light toms and bass building into a wide, anthemic chorus with soaring harmonies. Second half adds subtle synth pads and a driving kick for lift. Keep vocals upfront and conversational, hooky top line, big group-style ad-libs on final chorus., pop, pop rock