The Beautiful Things in Life- eigener Song - Voice of The Panther

[Intro, Slow Blues with Electric Guitar and Hammond Organ] (A slow guitar lick, soft harmonica, brushed drums enter gently) Oh, the beautiful things... Sometimes they’re closer than they seem... [Verse 1, Gentle Southern Blues] Morning sunlight falling through the curtain, Coffee drifting softly through the house. The world outside is calling, but I’m certain I don’t have to chase it all right now. I hear the rain dancing on the window, Got a thousand troubles, let them go. Sometimes happiness is small and simple, A warm fire and a kind word spoken low. [Chorus, Full Blues Groove with Hammond and Backing Vocals] Oh, the beautiful things in life, They ain’t loud and they ain’t gold. They’re the hands that keep you steady When the night is dark and cold. A glass of wine, a song, a laughter, Stars above the city lights. Oh, the beautiful things in life, I could use a little more tonight. (Backing vocals: “A little more... a little more...”) [Instrumental Break, Harmonica and Electric Guitar Response] (The harmonica plays a wistful but hopeful melody. The guitar answers with a warm blues phrase.) [Verse 2, Light Blues Shuffle] Bare feet walking where the waves roll under, Salt upon my skin, my mind set free. Someone’s old guitar is playing three chords, While the sunset paints the sky for me. Friends around the table, stories growing, Someone starts an old song from the past. And I know right here, in this one moment, What I really need was here at last. [Chorus, Warm and Grooving Blues Chorus] Oh, the beautiful things in life, They ain’t loud and they ain’t gold. They’re the hands that keep you steady When the night is dark and cold. A glass of wine, a song, a laughter, Stars above the city lights. Oh, the beautiful things in life, I could use a little more tonight. [Bridge, Gospel Blues with Organ and Call-and-Response] So raise your glass to everything remaining, To little miracles and days gone by. To the scars we carry, dreams worth chasing, To the strength that keeps our hearts alive. To the little things we never notice Till we slow down and look again. Love and hope can hide in plain sight, Waiting just around the bend. [Lead singer:] To love! [Backing vocals:] To love! [Lead singer:] To life! [Backing vocals:] To life! [Lead singer:] To hope! [Backing vocals:] The hope that carries us tonight! [Guitar Solo, Emotional Slow Blues] (A soulful electric-guitar solo with expressive bends and warm tube-amp tone. The harmonica answers between the phrases.) [Final Chorus, Big Emotional Blues Ballad] Oh, the beautiful things in life, They ain’t loud and they ain’t gold. They’re the hands that keep you steady When the night is dark and cold. A glass of wine, a song, a laughter, Stars above the city lights. Oh, the beautiful things in life, I could use a little more tonight. (Backing vocals: “A little more... a little more...”) Oh, the beautiful things in life, They were waiting here all along. A little love, a little hope, And someone singing one more song. [Outro, Slow Blues with Instruments Fading Out] Yes, the beautiful things in life Are often standing right before you. A little love, a little hope, And a blues song shared by me and you. (Final guitar chord. Soft harmonica and Hammond organ fade into silence.)