Open spaces

By an old stone bridge and a slowing stream,
Where the water hums like a half-known dream,
You sit so still, leash loose in the grass,
As if the whole world’s learning how to pass.

Autumn holds on in the red of the trees,
Clouds drift low like they’re moving with ease,
And there you are, right in between,
The calmest soul I’ve ever seen.

Chorus
Oh stay awhile by the river’s bend,
Every road feels lighter with you as a friend,
No need to run, no need to race,
You’ve already found your perfect place.
If time should wander, let it be slow,
Here by the water where the soft winds go.

Verse 2
Stone beneath you, history wide,
A thousand footsteps pass by your side,
But you don’t chase what’s been or gone,
You just sit where the day feels strong.

Ears to the breeze, eyes deep and kind,
Teaching hearts how to unwind,
In a noisy world that’s always fast,
You make the moment last.

Chorus
Oh stay awhile by the river’s bend,
Every road feels lighter with you as a friend,
No need to run, no need to race,
You’ve already found your perfect place.
If time should wander, let it be slow,
Here by the water where the soft winds go.

Bridge
If every love left a mark like this,
A quiet joy, a borrowed bliss,
We’d all sit down, we’d all just stay,
And let the river lead the way.

Outro
So when the clouds roll over stone and stream,
I’ll remember you just like this scene,
Still as the land, true as the sky,
A gentle soul passing softly by.

Upbeat country with a hint of dance