Prompt / Lyrics
[Verse 1] Coffee gone cold on the table Your name still burns my tongue Every street’s a little cradle Rocking me back to when we were young I talk to the empty doorway Like you might wander through Every joke I start to tell now Just falls apart without you [Chorus] It’s this smile I can’t forget Keeps on shining in my head Every night I try to leave you But I circle back instead (oh, I circle back instead) I’m so tired of being the fool Loving you from across that room My heart is broken Darling You were love I was the blues [Verse 2] You laughed and you touched his shoulder I laughed like it didn’t sting Walked home slower in the evening Kicking cracks in everything Friends say “You’ll find another” Change my shirt But not my mind Every mirror in this bedroom Shows me who you left behind [Chorus] It’s this smile I can’t forget Keeps on shining in my head Every night I try to leave you But I circle back instead (oh, I circle back instead) I’m so tired of being the fool Loving you from across that room My heart is broken Darling You were love I was the blues [Bridge] Tell me How do I lose The way your eyes found light How do I move When every move Leads me back to that night (yeah) [Chorus] It’s this smile I can’t forget Keeps on shining in my head Every night I try to leave you But I circle back instead I’m so tired of being the fool Loving you from across that room I’m still lost here in your echo You were love I was the blues (oh, you were love)
Tags
Slow minor-key blues ballad, male vocals, brushed drums and moaning slide guitar; verses stay intimate with hushed organ pads, chorus swells with call-and-response backing vocals and a crying lead guitar line answering each phrase. Tempo relaxed but insistent, bass walking gently under the vocal. Final chorus fades into a bare vocal tag and a single unresolved guitar bend., blues
Duration
3:57
Instrumental
No
Created
3/24/2026