[Intro - Melodic acoustic guitar, gentle pedal steel, soft ambient strings] [Verse 1] It’s been so many months since you last wrote, Yet every single line is kept close to my chest. I sit here and wonder how you are doing, If life has brought you peace and found you at your best. You made me a promise that you’d always stay, Said we’d ride together till the very end. Now all that remains is the ink on the page, And the quiet ache of wondering where you’ve been. [Pre-Chorus] I pour out my soul with the pen in my hand, Sending my words across miles of track. I’ve written you back so many times, Hoping and praying you’d finally write back. [Chorus] The hands on the clock keep dragging along, While the scars on my heart refuse to mend. I’m holding on tight to a distant dream, Waiting for a whisper on the wind. Time stands still in this lonely room, Worn-out pages holding me together— And the only thing that ever changes here Are the deeper worn creases in your letters. [Verse 2] I read every word that you gave to me, Just like I’ve done a thousand times before. Searching between the faded black lines, Wondering why my letters are ignored. I fight every day just to keep standing strong, To keep my faith and never lose the line. Though the silence is heavy and the road is long, Your memory still lives inside of mine. [Pre-Chorus] I fold and unfold the paper again, Tracing your name in the dim evening light. Holding the only connection that’s left To carry my spirit through the longest night. [Chorus] The hands on the clock keep dragging along, While the scars on my heart refuse to mend. I’m holding on tight to a distant dream, Waiting for a whisper on the wind. Time stands still in this lonely room, Worn-out pages holding me together— And the only thing that ever changes here Are the deeper worn creases in your letters. [Bridge] Faded blue lines and paper turned thin, Holding the heartbeat of where we had been. Each time I open and smooth down the page, The memories unfold and transcend the cage. No silence can erase what was true, I’m Still Standing unbroken through the thought of you. [Guitar / Fiddle Solo - Emotional, slow, building] [Chorus] The hands on the clock keep dragging along, While the scars on my heart refuse to mend. I’m holding on tight to a distant dream, Waiting for a whisper on the wind. Time stands still in this lonely room, Worn-out pages holding me together— And the only thing that ever changes here Are the deeper worn creases in your letters. [Outro] Just watching the memories unfold... Holding the only letters I hold... Still waiting by the door... Tracing the creases... One more time. (Acoustic strum fades out)
