[Verse 1]
Midnight hums and your apartment light
Spells out your name in neon white
There’s a chipped mug, a coffee ring map
And the way you laugh when the streetlamp snaps
You leave your sweater folded on the chair
Sleeves smell like winter and late-night air
A crooked postcard pinned above your bed
Reads, "Stay if you can," but you already read
[Pre-Chorus 1]
Come close, let the city fall away
Your heartbeat is the only thing I need to stay
I count the small things—your thumb, your scar
And I keep finding reasons to forget how far
[Chorus]
I want you forever — no calendar can tether
I want you forever — like tide marks on a weathered letter
I want you forever, more than seasons, more than plans
You are the map I trace with trembling hands
[Verse 2]
Ceramic sun on the sill at seven a.m.
You braid my coffee and hum again
A jaybird knocks on the windowpane
Your jokes crack open afternoons like rain
There’s lint on the pocket of your favorite coat
A threadbare kindness tied with an old note
We trade our tired truths for tiny gifts
And stitch our Sundays out of stolen shifts
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Come close, though I know the night can bend
If you step back now, would I break or mend?
I’ll give you mornings, the songs I’ve kept
But if you leave, know these vows are not inept
[Chorus]
I want you forever — no calendar can tether
I want you forever — like tide marks on a weathered letter
I want you forever, more than seasons, more than plans
You are the map I trace with trembling hands
[Bridge]
There was a midnight when suitcases waited by the door
Paper tickets like small sharp things across the floor
You said, "Maybe we’re not ready," and the city learned to hush
I walked the half mile in the rain to find you in the rush
You stood in the doorway, clothes stuck to your skin
An apology folded in your hands, small and thin
I remember each second like a match struck slow
Choosing you felt risky — but I chose the glow
[Chorus — Full Band]
I want you forever — no calendar can tether
I want you forever — like tide marks on a weathered letter
I want you forever, when the lights go out and the world expands
You are the map I trace with trembling hands
[Break — Fragile Vocal]
Hold my silence for a heartbeat, then say my name
Let the room thin out until there’s only flame
[Final Chorus]
I want you forever — no calendar can tether
I want you forever — keep my seasons altogether
I want you forever, indifferent to sudden plans
You are the map I trace with trembling hands
[Outro]
Forever starts in the small, the close, the true
In chipped mugs and sweater sleeves, I choose you
I want you forever — whispered, steady, and new.
