Life and Other Disasters [SOUL]

Soul, sultry warm female lead vocals, gentle tenor saxophone, clean electric guitar with soft bends, Hammond organ pads, mid-tempo groove, analog late-night production, intimate and wry, lived-in R&B soul, emotional but not theatrical, light female backing hums

[Intro - Hammond organ swell, soft guitar, saxophone drifting in] [Verse 1] I woke up in the same old light With a crack in the ceiling and a bill on the floor Coffee went cold while I argued with God Then I laughed 'cause I've done this before The rent is late and the tap still drips And my heart keeps doing that thing that it does Life don't knock, it just walks right in And leaves muddy footprints on all of my love [Chorus] Life and other disasters They don't ask if I'm ready tonight They just sit at my table And drink all my wine Life and other disasters They kiss me and cut me the same I still put the kettle on And I still say my name [Verse 2] I loved a few people who couldn't stay I lost a few nights I can't get back I learned how to dance in a kitchen that leaks And how to forgive what I never unpacked Some days I'm holy, some days I'm a mess Some days I don't answer the phone But I keep a chair by the window anyway In case mercy decides to come home [Saxophone solo - gentle, late-night, organ underneath] [Bridge] If this is a wreck then I'm living in it If this is a joke then I'll take the punchline I don't need a miracle dressed up in gold Just a little more time And a little more wine [Chorus] Life and other disasters They don't ask if I'm ready tonight They just sit at my table And drink all my wine Life and other disasters They kiss me and cut me the same I still put the kettle on And I still say my name [Outro - guitar and organ fading, sax last] Life and other disasters… Still here… Still mine… [Verse 1] I

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