The Windowsill Note

[Intro]
[Verse]
The screen door creaks a bit
Where the porch light used to sit
Sun-bleached wood on the old dock
Ticking like a rusty clock
Dusty floors and empty halls
Shadows dancing on the walls
[Pre-Chorus]
I smell the cinnamon and cloves
From the ghost of kitchen stoves
Fireflies in a mason jar
Wishing on a falling star
[Chorus]
And there it was, a folded page
Yellowed soft by time and age
Tucked inside the window frame
Where she used to sign my name
It’s not a sting, it’s just a glow
A love that wouldn’t let me go
The sun is setting on the lake
For every heart that had to break
[Verse]
Her handwriting is shaky gold
A story that was never told
She said the water heals the soul
When the seasons take their toll
I touch the glass and feel the heat
Of summers past and memories sweet
[Chorus]
And there it was, a folded page
Yellowed soft by time and age
Tucked inside the window frame
Where she used to sign my name
It’s not a sting, it’s just a glow
A love that wouldn’t let me go
The sun is setting on the lake
For every heart that had to break
[Bridge]
Grief is just a quiet room
Where the wild roses bloom
It’s the sugar in the crust
It’s the sparkle in the dust
She’s in the banjo’s silver string
In every song I’ll ever sing
[Solo]
[Chorus]
And there it was, a folded page
Yellowed soft by time and age
Tucked inside the window frame
Where she used to sign my name
It’s not a sting, it’s just a glow
A love that wouldn’t let me go
The sun is setting on the lake
For every heart that had to break
[Post-Chorus]
Just a note in the sill
Time is standing perfectly still
Yeah, it’s perfectly still
The water is still
[Outro]