Better Or Worse

[Intro]
[Soft sad violin
Sparse chords]
I was tired of the waiting
Coffee cold on the table
Your name on my tongue
Like a prayer I don’t say out loud
[Verse 1]
You laugh with your whole face
Eyes first
Then your mouth
You leave books on the counter
Half-open
Like you’re coming right back
You talk over the movie
Then ask what you missed
I pretend I’m annoyed
But I write down every word you say
[Chorus]
I’ll be yours forever
In better or worse
When the bills pile up and the dishes hurt
When the car won’t start
And we lose our nerve
I’ll be yours forever
We belong together
Not a perfect rhyme
Just a crooked verse
I’ll be yours forever
For better or worse
[Verse 2]
You sing off the record
Wrong key
Right feel
Burn toast on a Sunday
Then call it a “signature meal” (oh yeah)
You cry in the kitchen
Over something you read
I dry your hands on my t-shirt
Say
“Come lay that weight on my chest instead”
[Chorus]
I’ll be yours forever
In better or worse
When the plans fall through and the days all blur
When the night feels long
And the right words hurt
I’ll be yours forever
We belong together
Every quiet flaw
Every strange little quirk
I’ll be yours forever
For better or worse
[Bridge]
Maybe we’re broken in all the right places
Cracks where the light gets in
Maybe this life is just
Holding each other through every what-then
What-if
What-when (hey!)
[Chorus]
I’ll be yours forever
In better or worse
When we lose our way
When we find it first
When our hair goes gray
And our hands still search
I’ll be yours forever
We belong together
Every late-night fight
Every Sunday church
I’ll be yours forever
For better or worse

rock, Slow-bloom sophistipop-folk ballad: intimate talking-style male vocals over a sad solo violin intro that gradually folds into warm acoustic guitar and soft bass. Verses are close-mic, conversational; chorus widens with subtle backing harmonies, brushed drums, and gentle organ pads. Bluesy bends in the violin and a touch of art-rock chord color in the turnarounds; end on a tender, unresolved cadence that lingers., happy, blues, sad, vocal, pop, slow, folk, art rock, acoustic, violin