Wings Above the Storm

{plaintive acoustic guitar arpeggio intro,

warm organic bass notes}

I was working doubles,

dreaming higher Books on the nightstand,

eyes full of fire You said you loved the man I was

gonna be But you couldn’t wait around to see

I was grinding for a future,

building something real While you went chasing diamonds,

chasing how they feel You packed your bags the night I showed

you my degree Walked out with him and you laughed at me

Now everybody in the town got a story to tell “He wasn’t

man enough” — girl,

only time could tell I took the shame you handed me and

turned it into steel

Now look at what your leaving made of me

{snare drum starts snapping,

pedal steel guitar enters} No no baby,

you got it be crazy Thinking you can waltz back into my

life No no baby,

love don’t work that way,

see You had your shot and you traded it for spite I

got the wings now,

I got the keys now Flying high above the storm you made

No no baby, you got it be crazy If you think I’m

falling for that game

{big driving

modern country-rock drums, electric guitar hooks}

Funny how the money ran out on your dreams He showed you

the door once he got what he wanted,

it seems Now you’re calling my phone like the years ain’t pass

Talking ’bout you always knew that I would last

I remember every whisper,

every side-eye stare Every “she left him broke” while I fixed my

own repair

I turned my pain to purpose,

turned my hurt to drive Now I’m the one that’s soaring —

you’re the one who cried

Now everybody in the town got a different tale to tell “Look

at him now” — baby,

only time could tell I took the shame you handed me and

turned it into steel And I don’t need you now to make

it real

{guitars swell, ready for

the chorus drop} You said a working man could never be enough

But look at me now,

baby — built from all that tough I don’t hate you for

it, I thank you for the pain ‘Cause it showed me exactly

what I was made to gain

So don’t call me lonely,

don’t call me sad

I found the peace,

girl, that you never had {spoken-sung delivery,

intimate piano and soft acoustic chords only}

No no baby, you got it be crazy (you got it be

crazy) Thinking you can waltz back into my life

No no baby, love don’t work that way,

see (no it don’t work that way) You had your shot and

you traded it for spite I got the wings now,

I got the keys now (I’m flying,

I’m flying)

Flying high above the storm you made No no baby,

you got it be

crazy If you

think I’m falling — falling

— falling for that game {key change,

explosive country-rock climax, soaring guitar solos}

No no

baby…

you had your chance

No no baby… this ain’t no second dance I’m up above the

clouds now, where you can’t reach No no baby… no,

no, no… {fading acoustic guitar,

quiet piano chords, slow trailing notes}