[Intro]
(Instrumental: Finger-picked acoustic guitar for 8 bars, joined subtly by pedal steel melody and light shaker/tambourine on off-beats. Drums enter softly building to the verse)
[Verse 1] (Male Vocal)
Coffee's brewin' on the old wood stove
Sunlight's creepin' 'cross the kitchen floor
Heard the rooster callin' down the lane
Another quiet mornin' starts again
(Male Vocal)
Screen door squeaks, I step outside
Mist is risin' where the creek runs wide
Dogwood blossoms, white against the green
Prettiest little country scene I've ever seen
[Chorus] (Male & Female Vocals Together)
Sunrise over the holler, paintin' skies so bright
Everything feels right here, bathed in golden light
No rush, no hurry, just the day unfurlin'
In this little corner of the world we're twirlin'
[Verse 2] (Female Vocal)
Smell the damp earth after last night's rain
Hear the sparrows start their sweet refrain
Pull my sweater 'round me, feel the chill
Watch the sun climb up above the hill
(Female Vocal)
See the smoke curl from the Johnson place
Peaceful rhythm sets an easy pace
Grateful for this stillness, deep and true
Wakin' up each day beside of you
[Chorus] (Male & Female Vocals Together)
Sunrise over the holler, paintin' skies so bright
Everything feels right here, bathed in golden light
No rush, no hurry, just the day unfurlin'
In this little corner of the world we're twirlin'
[Bridge] (Male Vocal then Female Vocal)
(Male Vocal) Might mend that fence down by the pines
(Female Vocal) Or watch the clouds make lazy lines
(Both Together) Doesn't matter what the hours hold
As long as we're together, warm against the cold
(Pedal Steel takes a prominent, melodic solo over the full band - acoustic guitar, driving drums, off-b**t shaker/tambourine)
[Chorus] (Male & Female Vocals Together)
Sunrise over the holler, paintin' skies so bright
Everything feels right here, bathed in golden light
No rush, no hurry, just the day unfurlin'
In this little corner of the world we're twirlin'
[Outro]
(Male & Female Vocals Together - fading slightly)
Sunrise over the holler... paintin' skies so bright...
Everything feels right here... bathed in golden light...
(Instrumentation gradually simplifies: drums drop out, pedal steel plays a final gentle phrase, acoustic guitar finger-picking returns, shaker/tambourine fades, ending with a final warm acoustic guitar chord)
