Silent Heartbeat

[Intro] [Verse 1] He walks the hallway, boots scuffin’ the ground, Sun through the window lights her like she’s crowned. Every day at third bell, she’s smilin’ at the door, But his words turn to dust before they hit the floor. [Chorus] Oh, it’s a silent heartbeat, scared to make a sound, A love untangled, roots stuck in the ground. She’s a melody he can’t quite name, A flicker of courage drowned in shame. [Verse 2] She laughs by her locker, his whole world goes still, Like a tractor stuck in mud, he’s frozen by the thrill. He scribbles “howdy” in a note he’ll never send, Just a shadow in her story, never more than a friend. [Chorus] Oh, it’s a silent heartbeat, scared to make a sound, A love untangled, roots stuck in the ground. She’s a melody he can’t quite name, A flicker of courage drowned in shame. [Bridge] Friday night lights, he swears he’ll say her name, But the crowd fades out, and he’s right back where he came. A cowboy without a rope, a song without a tune, He’s his own worst critic beneath the Texas moon. [Chorus] Oh, it’s a silent heartbeat, scared to make a sound, A love untangled, roots stuck in the ground. She’s a melody he can’t quite name, A flicker of courage drowned in shame. [Outro]