Prompt / Lyrics
V1 I didn’t go looking for another soul Just trying to land in my own skin New walls metal roof rain tapping low Learning how to call it home Then I heard something I didn’t know ⸻ V2 Curled up on my back porch chair Like he’d been there before Blue-gray coat white chest bright Rain coming through his bones I said come on in you can stay tonight Like it wasn’t a choice to make ⸻ CHORUS He stayed Like he knew my name Saw that look in my eyes Didn’t look away He stayed Didn’t run didn’t stray Laid down quiet beside my life Like he was made to stay ⸻ V3 They said his heart was working too hard His teeth told a harder truth Like he tried to break out of something And paid for it in his youth But he don’t move like something lost He don’t carry it loud Just watches close by the door Reading every sound ⸻ CHORUS He stayed Like he knew my name Saw that edge in me Didn’t turn away He stayed Didn’t run didn’t stray Laid down quiet beside my life Like he was made to stay ⸻ BRIDGE I got a part of me don’t need a warning Comes up fast don’t miss Holds the line when something ain’t right Don’t back down like this He’s got that same kind of fire Buried deep but awake We both learned when to get small And when to take space ⸻ FINAL CHORUS (shorter for impact) He stayed Like he recognized That steady ready way I don’t hide He stayed Didn’t need a name Some things don’t get found like that Some things just… stay
Tags
Barefoot Americana, warm female alto, sparse guitar, slow, intimate, creek/porch mood
Duration
4:08
Instrumental
No
Created
4/8/2026