Girl I Never Get To Hold

country, Warm modern country ballad with male vocals, gentle acoustic strums and soft brushy drums; verses stay intimate and close-mic, then chorus blooms with pedal steel swells and stacked harmonies, Subtle piano doubles the vocal hook on the second chorus, with a small dynamic lift on the bridge before dropping to near-whisper for the final line

[Verse 1] Met you on a Tuesday Coffee cup and crooked grin You laughed about the weather Like we’d always been friends I drove home with the window down Name written in my mind Already knew the ending But I hit replay each time [Chorus] You’re the girl I never get to hold The hand I never get to keep The story that I tell myself Before I fall asleep You’re the slow dance in my head To a song you’ll never know You’re right there in my world But just out of reach, and so You’re the girl I never get to hold [Verse 2] You talk about your someday That someone on his way I nod like I’m not breaking Sip my drink and look away I change the subject gently Ask how your mama’s been Swallow every maybe With a tired little grin [Chorus] You’re the girl I never get to hold The hand I never get to keep The story that I tell myself Before I fall asleep You’re the slow dance in my head To a song you’ll never know You’re right there in my world But just out of reach, and so You’re the girl I never get to hold [Bridge] Some doors stay locked Some roads don’t bend Some prayers stay quiet Just echo in my chest I’ll be the joke you laugh at The shoulder when you’re low And take this little heartbreak Where only I can go [Chorus] You’re the girl I never get to hold The hand I never get to keep The story that I tell myself Before I fall asleep You’re the goodbye I don’t say The almost that I know You’re right there in my world But just out of reach, and so You’re the girl I never get to hold

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