[Intro — Soft fingerpicked acoustic guitar, 4 bars] [Verse 1 — Low, intimate, unhurried] Your headlights faded down the road I watched until the night turned cold You said goodbye, I watched you leave And held on to what used to be I left the porch light burning bright And prayed you’d turn around that night But dawn was breaking through the trees And you weren’t coming home to me [Chorus — Slow melodic rise, long sustained notes] The sun will rise in the morning Whether I’m ready or not It’ll shine across that driveway On the place your truck once stopped It won’t bring back your loving Or change the way you said goodbye But the sun will rise in the morning And this time, so will I [Instrumental — 2 bars, acoustic guitar only] [Verse 2 — Tender, with restrained emotion] The coffee brewed, the rooster crowed I heard a truck out on the road My heart jumped up, I turned to see But it rolled on past the old oak tree Your empty cup was by the sink I poured mine out and stopped to think I can’t keep waiting at that door For someone who ain’t coming home no more [Chorus — Fuller vocal, still slow and restrained] The sun will rise in the morning Whether I’m ready or not It’ll shine across that driveway On the place your truck once stopped It won’t bring back your loving Or change the way you said goodbye But the sun will rise in the morning And this time, so will I [Bridge — Barely above a whisper, guitar softens] I thought that letting go of you Meant all our love had been untrue But I can miss the days we knew And still find something good to do [Final Chorus — Gentle emotional build, hold the final notes] The sun will rise in the morning Whether I’m ready or not It’ll shine across that driveway On the place your truck once stopped It won’t bring back your loving Or change the way you said goodbye But the sun will rise in the morning And this time, so will I [Outro — Soft, intimate, almost whispered] The sun will rise… And so will I. [Let the final acoustic guitar chord ring out]
