There's a Place Beside Me by Bubba Patrick

[Chorus: Bubba and Darlene]
There's a place beside me,
There's a little room right here;
Bring your laugh, bring your questions,
Bring the day you've had, my dear.
You can talk or watch the clouds go,
You can stay a little while;
There's a place beside me,
And you don't have to earn a smile.

[Verse 2: Darlene]
Somebody's learning how to tie a shoe,
Somebody's starting over late;
Somebody's counting birthday candles,
Somebody's running through the gate.
We all know what a closed door sounds like,
What an empty chair can say;
So I'll scoot a little closer to the end
And make some room today.

[Chorus: duet]
There's a place beside me,
There's a little room right here;
Bring your laugh, bring your questions,
Bring the day you've had, my dear.
You can talk or watch the clouds go,
You can stay a little while;
There's a place beside me,
And you don't have to earn a smile.

[Instrumental: playful piano, harmonica answers, fiddle joins]
[Bridge: tender duet, Skylight chord rings then resolves]
[Bubba]
We don't have to have the same shoes.
[Darlene]
We don't have to know the same song.
[Duet]
If you hear me miss a note,
You can help me sing along.
A little space, a little patience,
That's a start that we can make;
Sometimes all a welcome needs
Is one small step to take.

[Final chorus: full live band, warm group harmonies]
There's a place beside me,
There's a little room right here;
Bring your laugh, bring your questions,
Bring the day you've had, my dear.
You can talk or watch the clouds go,
You can stay a little while;
There's a place beside me,
And you don't have to earn a smile.

[Outro: acoustic and piano]
[Bubba]
I'll move my coat.
[Darlene]
Come sit a spell.
[Duet, sung]
There's a place beside me.
You are welcome here as well.
[Resolved G6, clean ending]

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[Intro: acoustic guitar and bright piano, bass joins] [Verse 1: Bubba] You can draw a house with a purple roof, Put a crooked chimney on; You can take the long way round the block With your favorite jacket on. You can need a hand with a stubborn jar, Or a word you cannot spell; There's a place beside me on this bench, You don't have to do it well. [Chorus: Bubba and Darlene] There's a place beside me, There's a little room right here; Bring your laugh, bring your questions, Bring the day you've had, my dear. You can talk or watch the clouds go, You can stay a little while; There's a place beside me, And you don't have to earn a smile. [Verse 2: Darlene] Somebody's learning how to tie a shoe, Somebody's starting over late; Somebody's counting birthday candles, Somebody's running through the gate. We all know what a closed door sounds like, What an empty chair can say; So I'll scoot a little closer to the end And make some room today. [Chorus: duet] There's a place beside me, There's a little room right here; Bring your laugh, bring your questions, Bring the day you've had, my dear. You can talk or watch the clouds go, You can stay a little while; There's a place beside me, And you don't have to earn a smile. [Instrumental: playful piano, harmonica answers, fiddle joins] [Bridge: tender duet, Skylight chord rings then resolves] [Bubba] We don't have to have the same shoes. [Darlene] We don't have to know the same song. [Duet] If you hear me miss a note, You can help me sing along. A little space, a little patience, That's a start that we can make; Sometimes all a welcome needs Is one small step to take. [Final chorus: full live band, warm group harmonies] There's a place beside me, There's a little room right here; Bring your laugh, bring your questions, Bring the day you've had, my dear. You can talk or watch the clouds go, You can stay a little while; There's a place beside me, And you don't have to earn a smile. [Outro: acoustic and piano] [Bubba] I'll move my coat. [Darlene] Come sit a spell. [Duet, sung] There's a place beside me. You are welcome here as well. [Resolved G6, clean ending]

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