[Intro] [Soft acoustic picking, ambient wind, distant slide guitar] [Verse] I love you... I love you ‘cause you put your heart in me In ways no one ever thought to be You’re the first to give love that’s true And the only one who ever knew [Pedal steel cries softly behind vocals] [Verse] I love you ‘cause you make me feel Like I matter, like I’m something real You’ve got that gentle, nurturin’ way That holds my world together each day [Fiddle swells behind warm acoustic rhythm] [Bridge] You made me smile when I forgot how Lifted me up when I was breakin’ down [Light piano plays beneath soft harmonica breath] [Verse] I love you for that honest heart Big and open, a work of art And every little thing you do Just makes me love the whole of you [Brush snare taps begin under warm steel bends] [Chorus] I love you because… you’re simply you Every piece, every crack, every truth You’re my peace in a world gone wrong The quiet place where I belong [Stacked harmony and slide guitar swell the emotion] [Verse] I love you more than words can show More than time will ever know [Upright bass pulses slow, intimate acoustic continues] [Chorus] I love you because… you’re simply you Every piece, every crack, every truth You’re my peace in a world gone wrong The quiet place where I belong [Repeat with rising emotion and layered vocals] [Outro] [Acoustic picking fades slow, final steel guitar note echoes, silence with breath]


