Just One More Day

jeffdee2005

Jeffs voice (new)

jeffdee2005

indie folk, melancholic, indie pop (echo-reverb vocals)

[Just One More Day]

[ Verse 1 ]
I taped the last cardboard box
shut tight,
The sharp sound echoed in the
fading light.
An empty room, it's stripped
completely bare,
Just faint rectangular shadows
hanging there.
Where posters once showed dreams
upon the wall,
Now silence answers every
silent call.

[ Chorus 1 ]
Oh, how I grieve the little
kid who used to hold
my hand so tightly crossing
the street,
A bittersweet truth,
with pride and sorrow, 
this journey feels complete.
I know I have to let you go,
to watch you bravely fly,
But a selfish part just
wants to stop
the clock, and hold you for
one more day.

[ Verse 2 ]
Tomorrow morning, you'll drive
far away,
To start your brand new life,
come what may.
Halfway across the country,
brave and bold,
A story waiting for your heart
to unfold.
I stood here watching,
tears I tried to hold,
You’ve grown so independent,
as I’ve been told.

[ Chorus 2 ]
Oh, how I grieve the little
kid who used to
hold my hand so tightly
crossing the street,
A bittersweet truth,
with pride and sorrow,
this journey feels complete.
I know I have to let you go,
to watch you bravely fly,
But a selfish part just wants
to stop the clock,
and hold you for one more day.

[ Bridge ]
I walked towards the closet,
opened wide the door,
Pushed to the very back,
upon the floor.
A tiny, scuffed pair of red
sneakers lay there still,
And in that instant, time
itself stood chill.
It took everything in me not
to break right down,
Just worn-out laces
in this quiet town.

[ Verse 3 ]
Now standing in this quiet room,
I feel the ache,
A longing for the paths we used
to take.
I know you have to spread your wings
and soar,
To find the open sky beyond this door.
But the little ghost of laughter
lingers near,
A whispered memory, oh so clear.

[ Final Chorus ]
This floor was covered in lego bricks
and crayon drawings, not so long ago,
Oh, how I grieve the little kid,
watching you grow.
A bittersweet truth, with pride and
sorrow, this journey feels complete.
I know I have to let you go, to watch
you bravely fly,
But a selfish part just wants to
stop the clock,
and hold you for one more day.

[ Outro ]
Just one more day,
I wish I could delay,
As shadows stretch and
turn to gray.
Just one more day,
to hold you close and true,
Before your new life starts,
and mine moves on without you.

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[Just One More Day] [ Verse 1 ] I taped the last cardboard box shut tight, The sharp sound echoed in the fading light. An empty room, it's stripped completely bare, Just faint rectangular shadows hanging there. Where posters once showed dreams upon the wall, Now silence answers every silent call. [ Chorus 1 ] Oh, how I grieve the little kid who used to hold my hand so tightly crossing the street, A bittersweet truth, with pride and sorrow, this journey feels complete. I know I have to let you go, to watch you bravely fly, But a selfish part just wants to stop the clock, and hold you for one more day. [ Verse 2 ] Tomorrow morning, you'll drive far away, To start your brand new life, come what may. Halfway across the country, brave and bold, A story waiting for your heart to unfold. I stood here watching, tears I tried to hold, You’ve grown so independent, as I’ve been told. [ Chorus 2 ] Oh, how I grieve the little kid who used to hold my hand so tightly crossing the street, A bittersweet truth, with pride and sorrow, this journey feels complete. I know I have to let you go, to watch you bravely fly, But a selfish part just wants to stop the clock, and hold you for one more day. [ Bridge ] I walked towards the closet, opened wide the door, Pushed to the very back, upon the floor. A tiny, scuffed pair of red sneakers lay there still, And in that instant, time itself stood chill. It took everything in me not to break right down, Just worn-out laces in this quiet town. [ Verse 3 ] Now standing in this quiet room, I feel the ache, A longing for the paths we used to take. I know you have to spread your wings and soar, To find the open sky beyond this door. But the little ghost of laughter lingers near, A whispered memory, oh so clear. [ Final Chorus ] This floor was covered in lego bricks and crayon drawings, not so long ago, Oh, how I grieve the little kid, watching you grow. A bittersweet truth, with pride and sorrow, this journey feels complete. I know I have to let you go, to watch you bravely fly, But a selfish part just wants to stop the clock, and hold you for one more day. [ Outro ] Just one more day, I wish I could delay, As shadows stretch and turn to gray. Just one more day, to hold you close and true, Before your new life starts, and mine moves on without you.

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