[Vocal: Warm raspy male vocal, intimate and nostalgic, emotional but playful] [Instrument: Gentle acoustic guitar, warm piano, soft electric guitar swells, steady live drums, melodic bass, subtle organ] [Mood: Nostalgic, heartfelt, warm, late-night Americana] [Energy: Slow build from intimate verses into soaring emotional chorus] [Intro] [Instrument: Soft acoustic picking, distant electric guitar fills] Mmm… Yeah… [Verse 1] The house was dark except the TV glow Rain slid slow across the windows I was halfway dreamin’ in our old king bed When I heard a little laugh beside my head Not a nervous sound Not a cry in the dark Just a sweet little spark Comin’ outta her heart And I laid there still Tryin’ not to move Wonderin’ what kind of dream Could make her laugh like that too [Pre-Chorus] Maybe she was flyin’ Maybe she was young Maybe somewhere in her sleep She was still twenty-one [Chorus] Those night laughs Floatin’ through the silence Soft as a midnight radio Breakin’ through the quiet And I don’t even know What she’s dreamin’ of But hearin’ her happy in her sleep Makes me fall in love Yeah those night laughs They get me every time I start laughin’ too In the middle of the night [Instrument: Electric guitar answer lick] [Verse 2] Now sometimes life can wear you thin Bills stack high and the world caves in But then she rolls over with a sleepy grin And laughs like she ain’t got a care within And I swear right then All the weight just fades Like somebody reached down And pulled the clouds away [Pre-Chorus] Maybe she was dancin’ Under county fair lights Maybe somebody told her Everything’s alright [Chorus] Those night laughs Floatin’ through the silence Soft as a midnight radio Breakin’ through the quiet And I don’t even know What she’s dreamin’ of But hearin’ her happy in her sleep Makes me fall in love Yeah those night laughs They get me every time I start laughin’ too In the middle of the night [Bridge] [Instrument: Piano rises, emotional electric guitar lead] And Lord knows We’ve seen hard years Long drives And hard tears But nothin’ heals me Quite like this Her dreamin’ happy In the dark like this [Instrument: Big soaring guitar solo with melodic bends and sustained notes] [Final Chorus] Those night laughs Still echo through the silence Like an old song driftin’ Through a midnight sky and I don’t need to know What’s runnin’ through her mind Long as she’s smilin’ somewhere deep On the other side Yeah those night laughs Make the whole world right Two fools crackin’ up In the middle of the night [Outro] [Instrument: Gentle electric guitar and piano fading] Mmm… Still laughin’… In the middle of the night…
