[Intro: Solo piano, delicate repeating melody, four bars, no vocals] [Verse 1: JACK ONLY, intimate close mic, gravel soaked raspy tenor, restrained chest voice, conversational phrasing, piano only] I remember you dancing in the kitchen Didn't even know that I was there Wearing that old shirt you always slept in With your glasses slipping down your nose I remember watching from the doorway Thinking how'd I get this lucky You turned around and caught me smiling And asked what was so funny [Pre Chorus: JACK ONLY, gentle melodic rise, natural breath, vulnerable delivery, piano remains sparse] You probably don't remember Half the things that stay with me But if you could see what I remember Maybe then you'd see [Chorus: JACK ONLY, tender sustained melody, warm rasp, subtle cello enters, emotion grows without added volume] If I could show you What I see when I look at you All the little moments You never knew I held on to You'd see a thousand ordinary days That meant more than you knew And maybe for a minute You'd see yourself the way I do [Verse 2: JACK ONLY, quiet weathered tenor, simple piano and gentle acoustic strumming, cello soft underneath] I remember sitting in the driveway Long after we got home that night Neither one of us was ready To turn the porch light on I remember how you held my hand When I couldn't find the words You never tried to fix a thing You just sat there till it hurt less [Pre Chorus: JACK ONLY, slightly cracked upper notes, restrained emotional rise, no shouting] And I wonder if you know How much those moments meant How many times I've thought about them Long after they came and went [Chorus: JACK ONLY, warm full chest voice, gentle cello harmony, piano steady, no drums] If I could show you What I see when I look at you All the little moments You never knew I held on to You'd see a thousand ordinary days That meant more than you knew And maybe for a minute You'd see yourself the way I do [Bridge: JACK ONLY, piano climbs gradually, cello sustains low warm notes, emotional intensity rises, natural vocal cracks, never shouting] You see the years upon your face I see the girl I met You talk about the things you've changed I love the things you haven't yet And when you say you're getting older Like it's something I should mind I wish that I could let you borrow These eyes of mine [Final Chorus: JACK ONLY, most vulnerable emotional delivery, sustained raspy tenor, gentle higher cracked notes, piano and cello only, no belting or orchestral swell] If I could show you What I see when I look at you All the little moments You never knew I held on to You'd see a thousand ordinary days And every one was worth it too And maybe for a minute You'd see yourself the way I do [Outro: JACK ONLY, fragile close mic singing, cello fades, solo piano remains] You turned around and caught me smiling And asked what was so funny I wish that you could see What I was looking at [Ending: Solo piano, gentle final chord, natural decay, no additional vocals]
