[TITLE: LOVE SHOULD FEEL LIKE THIS] [PRODUCTION: Cinematic contemporary country love ballad. One warm, smooth, expressive female alto throughout. Natural, intimate phrasing, clear lyrics, no shouting. Delicate fingerpicked ukulele, warm acoustic guitar, emotional cello, soft piano, restrained pedal steel. Gentle organic percussion. Gradual cinematic build, then intimate ending. Studio-quality production. Target 4:00–4:30. No extended instrumental sections.] [INTRO — 4 BARS | DELICATE UKULELE AND ACOUSTIC GUITAR] [VERSE 1 — FEMALE | SOFT, ROMANTIC] The last of the daylight slips through the blinds, Your keys hit the counter, right next to mine. I’m stirring the supper, you step up behind, Your hands find my hips, and your lips find my neck. The spoon’s still turning, but I’ve lost my place, You turn down the burner with a smile on your face. We sway in the kitchen, no music at all, While the evening sun paints our shadows on the wall. [CHORUS — FEMALE | WARM, EMOTIONAL, CINEMATIC BUILD] Two coffee cups waiting in the morning light, Your hand finding mine at the end of the night. Every promise you’ve made still stands like the truth, And I’ve never had to question the heart I found in you. When your world gets heavy, I’ll carry some too, And when mine starts falling, I can lean on you. A thousand little moments, a lifetime of this, Oh, love should feel like this. [VERSE 2 — FEMALE | TENDER, CONVERSATIONAL] Some days you come home with the weight in your eyes, I can see it in the way you set your troubles aside. I run the warm water, you reach for a towel, We stand there together, not saying much for a while. You splash me a little, I laugh and splash back, That tired little smile finally starts coming back. You dry the last plate, then reach for my hand, And we leave the rest of the evening unplanned. [CHORUS — FEMALE | FULLER CELLO, GENTLE COUNTRY RHYTHM] Two coffee cups waiting in the morning light, Your hand finding mine at the end of the night. Every promise you’ve made still stands like the truth, And I’ve never had to question the heart I found in you. When your world gets heavy, I’ll carry some too, And when mine starts falling, I can lean on you. A thousand little moments, a lifetime of this, Oh, love should feel like this. [BRIDGE — FEMALE | QUIET, VULNERABLE, PIANO AND CELLO] The clock on the wall says a quarter past ten, We’ve both said some things we’d take back again. You’re standing by the window, I’m sitting on the stairs, The silence feels heavier than the words hanging there. Then you cross the room, and I meet you halfway, We talk through the hurt till there’s nothing left to say. You brush back my hair, I pull you in tight, One last kiss, and we whisper goodnight. [FINAL CHORUS — FEMALE | SWEEPING CINEMATIC STRINGS, EMOTIONAL BUT CONTROLLED] Two coffee cups waiting in the morning light, Your hand finding mine at the end of the night. Every promise you’ve made still stands like the truth, And I’ve never had to question the heart I found in you. When your world gets heavy, I’ll carry some too, And when mine starts falling, I can lean on you. A thousand little moments, a lifetime of this, Oh, love should feel like this. [OUTRO — FEMALE | SOFT, NOSTALGIC, INTIMATE] There’s silver in your hair and a little in mine, The kitchen’s seen a lifetime go by. I’m standing at the counter when you step up behind, Those familiar hands find my hips every time. Your lips brush my neck, and I turn with a smile, We sway like we’ve done for a thousand nights. No music playing, just the old clock on the wall, Two shadows still dancing through it all. [INSTRUMENTS SOFTEN — SOLO FEMALE, ALMOST WHISPERED] Love should feel like this. [CELLO HOLDS ONE WARM FINAL NOTE — NATURAL END]
