You Are My Evening Melody(response to 12Gauge858 My Bedtime Lullaby)

[Intro — spoken, soft and thankful, piano and acoustic guitar] Long day tried to follow you home again… But I was waiting here with the porch light in my eyes ’Cause I already knew you’d need a place to lay it down. Mmm. You don’t just love me… you steady the heart inside me. [Verse 1] You walk in with dust on your boots and the weight of the whole world on your back Phone still buzzing in your pocket like trouble trying to drag you back I take one look at your face and I feel my own unwind Then your arms come around me and the day falls far behind You don’t ask me to be perfect you don’t need some flawless girl You just pull me in so close I forget the noise out in that world [Pre-Chorus] ’Cause peace ain’t only a place Sometimes it’s the way you stay From sunrise coffee laughs with you to late-night talks that heal my day [Chorus] You are my evening melody Soft as a promise you keep for me Through every high and every fight you hold my heart so faithfully Baby, you stand by me You are my evening melody [Verse 2] We get lost out on the back roads singing to the radio off key Laugh at every little inside joke like the world was made for you and me We slow dance in the kitchen bare feet on that old wood floor Cookin’, talkin’, washing dishes I just fall in love a little more You hold my hand through the hard nights you shake the shadows from my mind Cheering loud at all my small wins staying close when life’s unkind You don’t run when storms are raging you don’t flinch when I can’t cope You just look at me and somehow turn every tear back into hope [Pre-Chorus] ’Cause peace ain’t only a place Sometimes it’s your steady hands From movie nights and midnight drives to praying with me when life won’t plan [Chorus] You are my evening melody Soft as a promise you keep for me Through every high and every fight you hold my heart so faithfully Baby, you stand by me You are my evening melody [Bridge — emotional lift, violins and electric guitar] I ain’t saying I don’t break I ain’t saying I don’t cry But you got a way of holding me until the storms pass from my sky You don’t fix me with big speeches you don’t turn from all my scars You just love me in the quiet and remind me who we really are If heaven ever sent me comfort it showed up in your eyes And I thank God every evening we get to share these simple nights [Final Chorus — bigger but still tender] You are my evening melody Soft as a promise you keep for me Through every high road, every low you walk right here beside my feet Baby, you carry me You are my evening melody You are my evening melody Gentle and strong like a faithful light Every laugh and every tear pulls my heart to you each night Baby, you set me free You are my evening melody [Outro — whispered, piano fading] You don’t let the hard times win… You just hold me till I remember I’m loved. Mmm… My evening melody.