[INTRO — SPOKEN, WARM MALE BARITONE] Some places pour you a cup of coffee. Some places make you feel like you belong. [VERSE 1] Morning light on the windows, the day just getting started, A smile behind the counter can reach a tired heart. Desi passed a coffee over, kindness in her hand, And I carried more than caffeine when I walked away again. [PRE-CHORUS] There’s a little extra hope in the way she moves through the day, A new life growing quietly, while the world keeps rolling on its way. [CHORUS] A wonderful gift is on the way, A little new beginning, a brighter kind of day. And already there’s a whole lot of love waiting there, A mother’s steady heartbeat, a family ready to care. Oh, the world gets new again, in the sweetest kind of way— A wonderful gift is on the way. [VERSE 2] Stephanie smiled and told me, “You wrote my Labor Day song, Now there’s someone else you ought to sing about before too long.” So here’s to Desi at the register, greeting folks with grace, Making room for one more heartbeat in this busy little place. [PRE-CHORUS] And that baby’s got a welcome waiting before they meet the world, In every kind word, every helping hand, every kindness unfurled. [CHORUS] A wonderful gift is on the way, A little new beginning, a brighter kind of day. And already there’s a whole lot of love waiting there, A mother’s steady heartbeat, a family ready to care. Oh, the world gets new again, in the sweetest kind of way— A wonderful gift is on the way. [VERSE 3] There’s room beside the doorway, there’s a hand to help you in, A place that treats a stranger like an old and trusted friend. It may look like a gas station from the highway passing through, But step inside and you can feel what good people always do. [BRIDGE — INTIMATE, THEN BUILD] I remember seeing my first baby come into the light, Tears came before the words did; everything felt right. There are gifts you can’t measure, no ribbon, bow, or price— Just a brand-new life arriving, turning ordinary into light. [FINAL CHORUS — FULL BAND, GENTLE HARMONY] A wonderful gift is on the way, A little new beginning, a brighter kind of day. And already there’s a whole lot of love waiting there, A mother’s steady heartbeat, a family ready to care. Oh, the world gets new again, in the sweetest kind of way— Desi, may that love surround you every day. A wonderful gift is on the way. [OUTRO — WARM, SETTLED] Some places pour you a cup of coffee. Some places feel like family. And somewhere, a little one is on the way.
