Right here, Right Now

Intro: A sultry, walking bassline enters, followed by a rhythmic "chk-chk" of a cabasa and a lonely, reverb-heavy electric guitar.)

Verse 1

Faith, I see that shadow in your eyes

I know those ghosts are tellin’ you lies

I share the fear, yeah, I feel it too

But I’ve got a vision I want to show to you

The danger ain't the road ahead, or the "new"

It’s that heavy ghost of the past tryin’ to break through.

Chorus

Don’t use those old traumas like a blade

Don’t cut down the love that we’ve already made

The past is a phantom, honey, it’s gone

The only thing real is the light of this dawn

Right here, right now

That’s where we belong.

Verse 2

When I slipped that gold upon your hand

I wasn't just playin’ some part in the sand

I asked "Are you for real?" and I meant it deep

That’s a vow of a man with a promise to keep

I’ll be your companion, I’ll hear what you say

I’m doin’ the work to wash the old hurts away.

Bridge

(The horns swell, a slow and brassy mambo heat)

We ain’t chasin’ no castle in the sky

No fairy tale glitter to catch the eye

We’re buildin’ a house on the solid ground

Where the screams of the past don’t make a sound

When the night gets hard and the winds start to blow

We don't look back at the people who let us go.

Verse 3

I won’t be perfect—no man ever is

But I’ll be the man who gives all he has to give

I’m stayin’ present, I’m stayin’ right here

I won’t let a ghost whisper "doubt" in your ear

We’re buildin’ a future, stone by stone

With a love of our own.

Outro

(Guitar takes a slow, bluesy solo over a fading rumba beat)

Right here... right now...

Look at me, Faith...

The past is gone...

We’re just gettin’ started.

(Final sustained horn chord, then silence)