Faded Ticket Serenade

[Intro]
[Verse]
Mahogany wood, a gentle hum
Rain on the glass, the day is done
These travel books, a dusty row
Where did the time all go?
[Pre-Chorus]
Fingers trace a faded line
A ticket stub, a memory of mine
From a train ride, long ago
Whispering soft and low
[Chorus]
And the lamplight paints a golden square
On the pages lying there
A quiet moment, soft and deep
Secrets that the old books keep
[Verse]
Upright piano, soft and slow
Arpeggios like falling snow
Bass guitar, a steady beat
Making this moment sweet
[Pre-Chorus]
That little ticket, thin and worn
A journey taken, a new dawn
I tucked it in this guide
Nowhere left to hide
[Chorus]
And the lamplight paints a golden square
On the pages lying there
A quiet moment, soft and deep
Secrets that the old books keep
[Bridge]
Violin swells, a tender sigh
As the rainy hours drift by
Each chapter holds a different view
Of worlds I once walked through
[Verse]
Shaker whispers, light and frail
Like a ghost upon the trail
Arranging stories, one by one
Beneath the setting sun
[Chorus]
And the lamplight paints a golden square
On the pages lying there
A quiet moment, soft and deep
Secrets that the old books keep
[Outro]