Friendsgiving, Feelings Thanksgiving 2026 ldp

TITLE: FRIENDSGIVING, FEELINGS INCLUDED [Live Intro — Cello, Rhodes, Atmospheric Strings] [Female — Low, Melodic] Everybody made it home… Except you. [Male — Deep, Softly Sung] You haven't asked me to. [Female — Low Spoken] I noticed. [Verse 1 — Female, Smoky Chest Voice] You came at noon with ice and folding chairs, Rolled your sleeves up like you lived right here. Helped me move the table to the window, Caught me standing on a chair and said, "Be careful." My girlfriend watched you take that platter from me, Gave me that look she knows I understand. I said, "We're friends," a little louder than I needed. You kept pouring drinks like you hadn't heard a thing. But every time we passed beside the counter, You found a little room to let me through. And I started taking longer in the kitchen… Knowing I'd keep running into you. [Pre-Chorus — Female Climbing, Male Answering Low] [Female] Now the pie is cooling, everyone's in the den, And I can hear your laugh above the din. I keep a place beside me, tell myself it's just a chair— But I turn around each time you're there. [Male] You don't have to make a story out of this. [Female] Then why's your hand the one I almost miss? [Chorus — Duet, Rising and Explosive] [Female] Friendsgiving, feelings included, All these little truths we keep tucked in. [Male] You pass the plate, I pass the blame, We call it friendship, say your name. [Both] If I stay when the dishes are through, If you ask me to, I'll ask you too. Friendsgiving, feelings included— Maybe this is where we begin. [Verse 2 — Male, Warm Baritone] Your uncle asked me where I learned to cook, I said, "Your notes were taped beside the book." You laughed and said I missed the rosemary, Then fixed the collar resting on my sleeve. Your friends all know the way you say my name When you're pretending nothing has changed. I could've left when all the coats came out, But I kept finding one more thing to help you sort out. [Pre-Chorus — Male Climbing, Female Answering Low] [Male] The sink is full, the hallway's clear, The last goodbye is drawing near. I could walk out like nothing's new— Or finally say I came for you. [Female] You don't have to make a promise now. [Male] I only need to know if you'd allow— [Chorus — Duet, Bigger Harmonies] [Female] Friendsgiving, feelings included, All these little truths we keep tucked in. [Male] You pass the plate, I pass the blame, We call it friendship, say your name. [Both] If I stay when the dishes are through, If you ask me to, I'll ask you too. Friendsgiving, feelings included— Maybe this is where we begin. [Bridge — Intimate Call and Response] [Female — Soft] My friends are waiting by the doorway. [Male — Soft] Mine can wait another minute. [Female] There's a pie box on the counter. [Male] I'll take half if you come with it. [Female — Climbing] No more hiding in the kitchen, No more saying we're just friends. [Male — Climbing] Take my hand out through the front door— Let the evening say the rest. [Both — Belts, Roles Reversed] You came for everyone at this table, But you stayed when the room grew small. If we start with one honest sentence, We don't have to name it all. [Final Chorus — Full Live Duet] [Male — Soaring Tenor] Friendsgiving, feelings included, All these little truths we kept tucked in. [Female — Powerful Belt] No more passing plates to hide away, No more saving what we mean to say. [Both] When the dishes are done, I'll walk with you, And tomorrow we'll decide what's true. Friendsgiving, feelings included— Maybe this is where we begin. [Outro — Rhodes and Cello] [Female — Floating] Everybody made it home… [Male — Gentle Falsetto] And I came back again. [Both] Friendsgiving… feelings included.