The Road Gets Brighter With You Verse 1 Tuesday nights in Jilly’s lounge Quiet seekers gathered round Listening for a deeper truth That’s the night I first met you You spoke your heart so honestly No disguise, just authenticity And something in that gentle room A rare friendship began to bloom Chorus 1 Life gets brighter walking with you Through harbour winds and morning blue From Jilly’s circle to cafés nearby You make the ordinary shine Some friends appear then drift from view But some feel timeless, deep and true Through every step my heart still knew Life’s a richer road with you Verse 2 Bowral roads and country skies Driving out to visit Jilly Lunch at The Mill, laughter rising Those long trips felt easy Friday mornings, Balls Head views Harbour light and quiet blues Meditation, dreams we share Designing lives with care Chorus 2 The road grows deeper walking with you From Bowral hills to harbour views Friday mornings by the sea Talking about the lives we’ll lead The courage in the truth you show The open heart that lets love flow Through every mile my spirit knew Life feels wider next to you Verse 3 You sing when courage calls your name Your voice rising clear and brave You share your art with open heart Showing others it’s okay You help the lost stand up again Seeing light in broken souls Though the world may overlook The quiet strength you hold Chorus 3 The world feels kinder walking with you Through parkland paths and harbour views Through lockdown days we found a way Meeting in the park each day Through laughter, wisdom, food and song A friendship steady, deep and strong Through every season I still see The gift you’ve been to me Verse 4 With Chris and Jane and Shushann too And Krissula beside us Our little circle gathering Where laughter lives and guides us Stories shared across the table Life unfolding as we go Friendships woven strong and kind The kind few people know Chorus 4 And the circle grows brighter with you Through meals and music shared in view Through honest words and laughter too You make this wandering life feel true Some friends pass quickly out of view But some help shape the life we choose And every mile my heart still knew Life’s a better road with you Bridge You’ve taught me truth is worth the cost To live with nothing left concealed To meet the world with honesty And let the heart be fully revealed And when my anxious storms appear You meet them calm and crystal clear A friend who helps me find again The beauty living here Final Chorus Life feels sacred walking with you From Mackie’s quiet trust of you To harbour winds and wandering paths And tables full of joyful laughs Through every valley, every view I know how rare a soul like you And every mile my heart still says Life is a better road with you.
