Counting You in the Sky

[Intro] Crickets arguing with the dark again, Fence wire humming like it knows my name. [Verse 1] Boots on the porch, dust still on my jeans, That old swing creaks like it’s nineteen-eighteen. Moonlight spills on the barn roof tin, Smells like hay and a little bit of sin. I tip my hat to the quiet wide, This place still breathes you every night. [Pre-Chorus] I talk to God, then I talk to the stars, Same conversation, just different scars. [Chorus] I count the stars like I’m counting prayers, One for the smile you used to wear. Some say heaven’s a place up there, I swear I see you everywhere. If love’s a light that never dies, Then baby, you’re all over the sky. Yeah, I count the stars… and I find you there. [Verse 2] Been a year since the wind went cold, Since the house got big and the nights got old. Your boots still by the kitchen door, I trip on ghosts walking to the floor. I keep your laugh in a mason jar, Shake it loose when it gets too hard. [Pre-Chorus] I pour one out on that red dirt road, Promise I’m fine, but you know I don’t. [Chorus] I count the stars like I’m counting prayers, One for the way you brushed my hair. Some say heaven’s a place up there, I swear I see you everywhere. If love’s a light that never dies, Then baby, you’re all over the sky. Yeah, I count the stars… and I find you there. [Instrumental] Steel guitar crying soft and slow. [Verse 3] That old mare snorts like she knows the truth, Even the cattle miss you too. You’d laugh at me talking to the dark, Say, “Boy, you’re lucky, not just scarred.” [Bridge] If I could rope the night and pull it close, I’d show you how this lonely goes. But maybe you’re the glow I need, Keeping watch while I try to sleep. [Double Chorus] I count the stars like I’m counting prayers, Every blink feels like you’re right there. Some say heaven’s a place up there, I swear I see you everywhere. If love’s a light that never dies, Then baby, you’re all over the sky. Yeah, I count the stars… I count the scars… And I find you there. [Outro] Sun’ll come up, chores won’t wait, But tonight I’m good, I’m okay. Hat on my heart, eyes on the blue, Counting the stars… Counting you.