Track · Apr 24, 2026 · English

Cottonwood Kin

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4:24

Language

English

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

We were born two roads apart

Same red clay, same hard rain

Your mama called me family

Mine said your name the same

We learned church pew secrets

And the ache of hand-me-downs

If one of us was running low

The other one turned around

[Pre-Chorus]

When the creek ran high in springtime

When the trucks broke down in June

You were the hand on my shoulder

You were the light in the room

[Chorus]

You’re my cousin, but you’re my sister

(running through my blood)

You held me up when the world got bitter

(hand in the mud)

Same old roots, same stubborn heart

You knew me from the start

Home was never just a place

It was your name, it was your face

[Verse 2]

When my boyhood porch fell silent

When your daddy went to rest

We stood there with our red eyes

And tried to do our best

You brought pie on a Tuesday

I brought quilts in the fall

We never had to say too much

You could hear it all

[Pre-Chorus]

When the valley kept on asking

What it cost to carry on

You were the voice that told me

We were stronger when we belonged

[Chorus]

You’re my cousin, but you’re my sister

(running through my blood)

You held me up when the world got bitter

(hand in the mud)

Same old roots, same stubborn heart

You knew me from the start

Home was never just a place

It was your name, it was your face

[Bridge]

If the house burned down tonight

If the fields all turned to stone

I’d still know where to find you

I’d still know where to go

From the first breath to the hard years

From the creek bank to the grave

You were the one who kept me

From drifting off away

[Chorus]

You’re my cousin, but you’re my sister

(running through my blood)

You held me up when the world got bitter

(hand in the mud)

Same old roots, same stubborn heart

You knew me from the start

Home was never just a place

It was your name, it was your face

[Outro]

It was your name

It was your face

Home came easy

When I saw you standing there

Style

american country ballad with a slow 6/8 sway and fingerpicked acoustic guitarbrushed drumsupright bassand fiddle swells; verse stays intimate with close-mic alto leadpre-chorus opens with stacked thirds and breathy harmony liftschorus blooms with warm sister harmonies and held fiddle notes. add pedal-steel sighsporch-string swellsand a soft drum lift into the final chorus. mix is warmwoodyand radio-clear.heartfeltballadfemale vocalscountryenglish

Prompt

A heartfelt American country ballad about two cousins whose bond feels more like sisters, honoring shared roots, loyalty through hardship, and finding home in each other. Alto female vocals/harmonies

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Brigids_Hearth

GeneratedApr 24, 2026

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