(Verse 1 – steady pocket, light groove) I don’t love you for the easy nights Or when the world is feelin’ right I love you when the sky turns gray And the words don’t come our way When you’re tired of being strong When you feel like you don’t belong Lay your doubt right here on me I’ll hold what you can’t carry (Verse 2 – drums fuller, bass more active) We ain’t always said it right We’ve had some long and restless nights But even when the fire ran low I never thought of letting go Not just the laughter, not just the glow I want the parts nobody knows The heavy truth behind your eyes The strength you try to hide (Chorus – layered baritone harmonies, groove steady) Until the day is done Until the last light fades I’ll be right here I won’t change Through the fire and the flood Through the damage and the love If your hands start shakin’ I’ll be the one you’re holdin’ on Until the day is done (Verse 3 – slight dynamic lift, hats open slightly) Time don’t scare me anymore We’ve walked through too much before Lines may form across our skin But they just prove where we have been If tomorrow takes its time And the years keep passin’ by I’ll still reach for your hand Like I did that first night (Instrumental Break – Harmonica Blues | 16 Bars – groove continues) (Kick drops to half-time pulse) (Sub bass sustains longer notes) (Harmonica enters with expressive bends, modern tone not vintage cliché) (Piano plays sparse chord stabs) (Organ pad warms underneath) (Last 2 bars everything drops except harmonica and sub) (One long bend) (Half-beat silence) (Final Verse – lower, intimate, drums minimal first 4 bars then return) If the world forgets our name If the lights don’t shine the same I don’t need the noise or fame Long as you still say my name When the daylight finally runs And the fightin’ days are done You won’t ever stand alone Long as this heart beats strong Until the day is done (Outro – Harmonica strongly answers final line. Quiet choir hum fades first. Lead hum remains last 4 seconds. long natural fade.) (long fade)
