[Verse 1]
Your half-lidded smile at 6 a.m., coffee on your tongue,
You hum that Motown line while fixing the leaky sink — so young.
Your callused thumb smoothing my hair when sleep won't come,
The scar by your left eyebrow that catches light like sun.
The night on Route 9, we got lost and danced beneath a highway sign,
You laughed and held my coat; the rain made the city kind.
[Pre-Chorus]
I kept the pieces, quiet, when the small things fell apart,
You stitched the edges with your patience and a steady heart.
[Chorus]
Maurice, you’re my morning hymn, my midnight truth,
Maurice, one small name that keeps pulling me through.
Forever with you — (forever with you) — let it ride,
Forever with you — (forever with you) — my steady light.
[Verse 2]
You read the Sunday comics loud, coffee mug in both hands,
You leave the porch light on, come back with flowers from the stand.
Your crooked grin at movies when the credits roll too slow,
You whistle when you cook, you make the whole house glow.
[Pre-Chorus]
I braced for storms and stumble, thought I’d break on my own,
You came with steady weather, turned the gray into home.
[Chorus]
Maurice, you’re my morning hymn, my midnight truth,
Maurice, one small name that keeps pulling me through.
Forever with you — (forever with you) — let it ride,
Forever with you — (forever with you) — my steady light.
[Bridge]
Remember the night we lost our way and the map tore in my hands?
I was shaking, you steadied me — you found the map, made plans.
The fight that slammed the door, the silence that felt like stone,
You came back with coffee, keys, and the promise: you’re not alone.
[Chorus — Lift]
Maurice, you’re my morning hymn, my midnight truth (oh-oh),
Maurice, the single name I keep coming back to (ah).
Forever with you — (forever with you) — higher now,
Forever with you — (forever with you) — I vow.
[Outro]
Quiet room, warm Hammond swells, your hand in mine,
Maurice, my heart’s melody — slow and kind.
Forever with you, let the riff fade soft and true,
Forever with you — forever with you.
(Arrangement notes: Warm Hammond organ, brushed snare, upright bass pocket, space for a gospel-tinged back-vocal call-and-response on the chorus. Bridge drops to sparse keys and solo vocal for vulnerability, then lift the final chorus a step higher with swelling horns or full keys for payoff. End with a sparse vocal + Hammond close and a soft ad-lib of the “Forever with you” riff.)
