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

[Intro — spoken, soft and smiling, acoustic guitar and soft porch piano] Long day tried to follow you home again… But I was waiting there with that soft look in my eyes ’cause I already knew what you didn’t wanna say. Mmm. I don’t just love you… I hold the dark away from you. [Verse 1] You come 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 say, “Leave that mess outside” Then my hands find your shoulders and I feel your heartbeat sigh I don’t ask you to be perfect I don’t need some flawless man I just pull you close enough so you know I understand [Pre-Chorus] ’Cause peace ain’t only a place Sometimes it’s the way you breathe And after all this world takes from you you still save the best for me [Chorus] You are my midnight melody Soft as a prayer when the day lets me be Through the good times and the hard-fought nights you lay your love on this fragile life Baby, you’re my heart made light You are my midnight melody [Verse 2] I start talking ’bout the hard days all the storms that we walked through Every fight, every tear we cried how I almost let go of you You take one hand full of my fear and one full of all my dreams Say, “We’ve been broken and blessed, my love, but we’re stronger at the seams” You’ve seen every one of my faults and the girl I pretend to be You hold tight to my shaking hands ’til the truth feels safe in me I don’t know how you do it but you heal what time can’t touch When the world says I’m not enough you remind me I’m so much [Pre-Chorus] ’Cause peace ain’t only a place Sometimes it’s your chest on mine And after all this world takes from me you say, “Baby, you still shine” [Chorus] You are my midnight melody Soft as a prayer when the doubt’s haunting me Through the laughing and the lonely miles you lay your love on this beating wild Baby, you’re my heart and soul You are my midnight melody [Bridge — emotional lift, steel guitar and violin swell] We’ve been kissing in the kitchen light we’ve been crying on the bedroom floor We’ve been rich in love and broken tired but we kept on wanting more You were there when I lost myself when the night cut too deep to see You just wrapped me in your steady arms and you fought the dark for me You don’t fix me with big speeches you don’t flinch at all my scars You just love me in the quiet ’til I trust this heart of ours If heaven ever lent me comfort it came wearing your warm eyes And I thank God every evening for the man who is my light [Final Chorus — bigger but still tender] You are my midnight melody Soft as a prayer when the world bends my knees Through the joy rides and the reckless roads you’ve been my shelter, my safest home Baby, you’re my heart and soul You are my midnight melody When my whole day’s been running wild you lay your love on this tangled life Baby, you calm my mind You are my midnight melody [Outro — whispered, acoustic guitar fading] You don’t let the hard days win… You just hold me ’til I remember I’m loved. Mmm… My midnight melody.