Stars Above the Trees

[Verse 1]
Dust on the dashboard
Moon in the rearview glass
Lindsey in the porch light
Laughing at my broken past
You touch my sleeve so softly
Like you already see through me
Suddenly the world gets quiet
Even my shadows fall asleep
[Chorus]
Lindsey, you’re my beautiful
You’re my cut on a crooked line
You’re the breath in a barroom
The one thing I got right
When I’m with you, it’s like stars
Stars above the trees
You make this haunted heart
Feel loved, feel whole, feel free
[Verse 2]
We walk that gravel backroad
Boot prints side by side
You tell me ‘bout your nightmares
I show you where mine hide
Your name on my tongue
Tastes like a second chance
In the dark where I came undone
You teach my hands to dance
[Chorus]
Lindsey, you’re my beautiful
You’re my cut on a crooked line
You’re the breath in a barroom
The one thing I got right
When I’m with you, it’s like stars
Stars above the trees
You make this haunted heart
Feel loved, feel whole, feel free
[Bridge]
I was all rough edges
Whiskey in my veins
You laid your head on my shoulder
Said, “You’re more than all your pain” (yeah)
Now every twisted mile
Leads me back to your front door
I was half a soul in exile
You’re the half I’m living for
[Chorus]
Lindsey, you’re my beautiful
You’re my cut on a crooked line
You’re the breath in a barroom
The one thing I got right
When I’m with you, it’s like stars
Stars above the trees
You make this broken man
Feel loved, feel whole, feel free
(With you, I’m finally me)

country, Dark, brooding country ballad with male vocals; fingerpicked minor-key acoustic guitar and low, tremolo baritone guitar. Slow swing groove with brushed snare and a distant floor tom heartbeat. Verses stay intimate and low; chorus opens with wide, reverbed harmonies and a subtle organ pad. Final chorus strips back to voice and guitar for a raw, confessional close., beautiful