Miles To Cloe

[Verse 1]
Phone light on my pillow
Her name fillin’ up the dark
She sends a tired selfie
Says she hates we’re so far apart
I trace her on the glass
Like I could touch her through the screen
Then my mind starts making stories
Out of things that ain’t a thing
[Chorus]
It’s just these miles to Cloe
Messin’ with my head at night
I know she’s ridin’ for me
But my doubts still wanna fight
She says, “Baby, you’re my only
Ain’t a heart I’d rather hold”
Yeah, we’re far but we ain’t lonely
It’s just these miles
Just these miles to Cloe
[Verse 2]
Her friends all hit the barroom
While I’m workin’ second shift
I picture strangers talkin’
And my stomach starts to twist
Then my phone buzzes in my pocket
Her “I miss you” fills the air
She sends a voice note sayin’
“There’s only one boy in my prayers”
[Chorus]
It’s just these miles to Cloe
Messin’ with my head at night
I know she’s ridin’ for me
But my doubts still wanna fight
She says, “Baby, you’re my only
Ain’t a heart I’d rather hold”
Yeah, we’re far but we ain’t lonely
It’s just these miles
Just these miles to Cloe
[Bridge]
I overthink the quiet
Turn the silence into storms
But she keeps showin’ up for me
In a thousand little forms
So I’ll trust the way she loves me
More than shadows on the road
‘Cause distance ain’t the danger
It’s forgettin’ what I know (oh)
[Chorus]
It’s just these miles to Cloe
Messin’ with my head at night
She keeps reachin’ for me
On the other side of sky
She says, “Baby, you’re my only
Come on home when you get done”
Yeah, her voice cuts through the lonely
And all these miles
All these miles come undone
Yeah, it’s just miles
Between me and the one

country, Warm modern country ballad with male vocals, gentle picked acoustic guitar and soft pedal steel. Verses stay intimate and close-mic’d; chorus swells with light drums, subtle organ pad, and stacked harmonies on the hook. Dynamic lift into the final chorus, with a small half-time break and a tender vocal ad-lib on the last line.