Auntie, You’re My Home

[Verse 1]
You kept the spare key
Under that cracked blue stone
Kept a spare hug
For the days I felt alone
You’d pour the sweet tea
Ask what’s running through my mind
Somehow every heavy thought
Got lighter every time
[Chorus]
My wonderful auntie
You’re my home
Everywhere I wander
Your love still feels like known
When the world gets loud
And I’m scared of being grown
My wonderful auntie
You’re my home
[Verse 2]
You saved my drawings
On your humming fridge
Cheered my smallest victories
Like I’d crossed some giant bridge
You smelled like cinnamon
And Sunday afternoon
Said
“Baby
Take your time
You don’t have to bloom too soon”
[Chorus]
My wonderful auntie
You’re my home
Everywhere I wander
Your love still feels like known
When the world gets loud
And I’m scared of being grown
My wonderful auntie
You’re my home
[Bridge]
If I ever lose my way
I know the road that leads to you
Porch light in the evening
Shining steady
Shining true (oh-oh)
[Chorus]
My wonderful auntie
You’re my home
Everywhere I wander
Your love still feels like known
When the world gets loud
I remember what you’ve shown
My wonderful auntie
You’re my home

Warm acoustic pop with gentle piano and brushed drums, male or female vocals. Intimate verses close-mic’d over soft fingerpicked guitar; chorus blooms with stacked harmonies, light tambourine, and a simple, singable hook. Subtle organ pad in the bridge for lift, then a tender, stripped-down final chorus.