Held It Down

(Prompt: Low register lead vocal, chest voice dominant, warm baritone tone, intimate male timbre, breathy but deep)

(airy falsetto only as background harmony, not lead)

January night, didn’t know my heart would move

One look at you and my whole world shifted grooves

By February you were already my home

Funny how forever starts quiet, unknown

Work had me gone, miles in between

Highway lights blur like a half-lived dream

But every call, your voice on the line

Brought me back to earth every single time

You never asked for more than love

Never made it hard when days got rough

Soft hands, strong soul, steady ground

You my peace when the noise gets loud

Chorus

You held it down when I couldn’t be there

Love in the air, your touch everywhere

Built this life from hope we found

Every step, every mile, you held it down

Pets, home, heart safe and sound

Whole world still when you’re around

Through every high and low we’ve known

You ain’t just my girl, you my home

Boxes on the floor, mattress on the ground

Still felt rich just havin’ you around

Now candles glow and blankets on the couch

Your love in every corner of the house

They guarded me first, never trusted the crowd

Now they sleep by your side, that makes me proud

Bella curled close, Ivy baskin’ warm

Our little wild life safe in your arms

Late nights drivin’ with nowhere to go

Windows cracked, radio low

Windshield fog and the heater hum

Your hand on my leg sayin’ don’t let go

Out in the dark where the sky goes wide

Dashboard glow and your head on my side

Pull off roads just to kill the lights

Breath in the cold, stars burnin’ bright

Chasin’ colors in the midnight air

Northern glow we were hopin’ to share

Didn’t matter if the sky stayed black

Long as I had you leanin’ back

Campfire embers, shadows on skin

Your head on my chest, the quiet sinkin’ in

World so far, just us in that sound

Hearts beat slow, not a soul around

Slow dance in the kitchen, no music on

Just your breath and my hands where they belong

You laugh, say “g’day” real fast

And somehow that moment always lasts

You make chaos fall into line

Turn a house into a sacred place of mine

Every little thing you do for us

Girl that kind of love’s too much

When nights felt heavy and words ran dry

You held my hand and stayed by my side

Didn’t try to fix, didn’t try to run

Just stayed right there till the storm was done

That’s my peace, that’s my ride or die

Future livin’ inside your eyes

If life write chapters, I want every page

Rockin’ chairs, grey hair, still call you babe

Final Chorus

You held me down, yeah you held me too

Every dream I see got you in view

Built this life from love so true

Forever still ain’t long enough with you

No matter where this road might roam

Every road sign pointed me home

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Short Hook (repeat + harmony fade)

Held it down… when I was gone

You my heart, you my home

Held it down… night to daw

All my life, you the one I want

(soft background)

You my home… you my home…