Clay‑Bound Love Story

Lyrics

Verse 1](Sam Hunt style: Low, conversational talking-singing cadence over an acoustic loop)Yeah, fall semester, 2012, Econ 101, back rowI was sitting by the window, watching the campus leaves blowYou walked in late, notebook tucked under your armNo makeup on, just a natural, quiet kind of charmI looked up from my desk, man, my breath caught tightThought to myself, whoever’s got her heart is doing something rightBut I had a ring-finger commitment to a hometown nameLiving in a relationship that was already running out of flameSo I never said a word, just watched your shadow passLeft you standing like a memory at the end of the class.[Pre-Chorus](Riley Green style: Acoustic guitar drops heavy, gritty baritone starts to lift)Yeah, the years start running when you let 'em get awayAnd life’s got a funny way of shifting the playI forgot about the lecture halls and the college townTill a random Tuesday morning came rolling back around.[Chorus](The Merge: Highly melodic, anthemic country-pop hook, traditional steel guitar)'Cause some things are written down deep in the clayNo matter how many seasons try to wash 'em awayYeah, the clock kept ticking and the stars alignedBringing back the angel that I left behindNow we’re counting up the memories we made since thenFrom a visitor badge to a diamond ring brandYeah, the world keeps spinning but I’m holding the prizeThat started with a glance in a stranger's eyes.[Verse 2](Sam Hunt style: Snappy R&B-country rhythm, talking delivery, subtle trap hi-hats)Fast forward five years, corporate high-rise, downtown viewI’m sitting at the front desk, clearing the queueChecking in the schedule for the 10 AM interview slotLooking down at the resume, thinking 'bout the things I forgotI called out your name, and you stepped through the doorSame hazel eyes I was staring at five years beforeI handed you a badge, my hands were shaking a bitSaid, "Good luck in there," hoping that you’d kill itYou got the job on the spot, started working down the hallAnd that was the exact moment that the dominoes started to fall.[Pre-Chorus](Riley Green style: Passionate build, emotional steel guitar crying)Yeah, the years start running when you let 'em get awayAnd life’s got a funny way of shifting the playI forgot about the lecture halls and the college townTill a random Tuesday morning came rolling back around.[Chorus](The Merge: Highly melodic, anthemic country-pop hook, traditional steel guitar)'Cause some things are written down deep in the clayNo matter how many seasons try to wash 'em awayYeah, the clock kept ticking and the stars alignedBringing back the angel that I left behindNow we’re counting up the memories we made since thenFrom a visitor badge to a diamond ring brandYeah, the world keeps spinning but I’m holding the prizeThat started with a glance in a stranger's eyes.[Bridge](Music drops down to raw acoustic guitar strumming, intimate, gravelly vocal)We traded office gossip for a couple of beersTurned a temporary workspace into permanent yearsWe bought a little house where the city line endsAnd invited the families and all of our friendsAnd standing in the middle of a June sunshineWe made it official... 2019.[Chorus](Full production explosion, heavy electric guitars, soaring traditional country belt)'Cause some things are written down deep in the clayNo matter how many seasons try to wash 'em awayYeah, the clock kept ticking and the stars alignedBringing back the angel that I left behindNow we’re counting up the memories we made since thenFrom a visitor badge to a diamond ring brandYeah, the world keeps spinning but I’m holding the prizeThat started with a glance in a stranger's eyes.[Outro](Fading acoustic loop, traditional steel guitar echoes, casual spoken outro)Yeah, back row of Econ.To checking you in at the desk.Look at us now.2019 to forever.Yeah, we made it.Mm-hmm.