[Intro — fully sung; deep electric bass and dry live drums] I like us. Yeah, I like us. [Verse 1 — easy melodic phrasing, warmth in the tone] You know the story I’m telling. You’ve heard it all before. You laugh before the funny part. That makes me laugh some more. You can tell when I’m pretending not to take a thing to heart. Pull me close without a question. You know where to start. [Pre-Chorus — smooth rising melody] I don’t have to keep you guessing. You don’t have to keep me impressed. There’s something about being known that gets me like this. [Chorus — broad melody; sustain “us”] I like us. I like being yours. I like knowing you this well and still finding more. I like how you love me. I like how I love you. I like us. I hope you like us, too. [Post-Chorus — quiet sung self-answer] Me and you. I like us. [Brief instrumental turn — electric bass answers; drums hold the pocket] [Verse 2 — playful sung phrasing; short bowed-string answers between lines] You tell me when I’m wrong. You tell me when I look good. Sometimes in the same breath. Nobody else could. You don’t let me get away with nearly half the things I try. But you reach for me without a thought. I still notice every time. [Pre-Chorus — strings leave; tender start, then lift] We’ve learned a little patience. Still got a little spark. I know the woman beside me. She still surprises my heart. [Chorus — open melodic lift] I like us. I like being yours. I like knowing you this well and still finding more. I like how you love me. I like how I love you. I like us. I hope you like us, too. [Bridge — drums keep moving; organ harmony shifts beneath exposed singing] You heard me sing before I found the note. You stayed to hear the rest of the song. Now when I get quiet, you sing along. And I remember— this is where I belong. [Band opens into final chorus] [Final Chorus — ringing upper mix; selective falsetto answers; strings return in gaps] I like us. I like being yours. I like knowing you this well and still finding more. I like how you love me. I like how I love you. I like us. I hope you like us, too. [Outro — intimate singing over continuing band groove] After all this time— still finding more. I like us. I like being yours. [Clean ensemble ending]
