Verse 1 The porch light hums a lullaby, the day folds up behind the screen Your shadow leans against the post like something I’ve always seen There’s a hush that tastes like summer, a soft wind combing through your hair When the radio goes quiet, that’s when I find you waiting there Pre-Chorus Crickets trade their stories with the sky And every little heartbeat sounds like yours and mine Chorus When the stars come out, they draw your name across the dark A million tiny lanterns, but you’re the only spark We sit close enough to feel the night breathe slow and deep When the stars come out, I promise I won’t let you slip away to sleep Verse 2 Your coffee cup grows cold and small beside the night’s slow song The distant headlights stitch the road where we both belong Your laughter spills like moonlight on the boards beneath our feet In a world that’s always moving, this stillness feels like peace Pre-Chorus One small touch, and time forgets to rush The night folds around us like an old, familiar hush Chorus When the stars come out, they write our secrets on the sky Silver maps of where we’ve been and every could-have-been goodbye Your hand in mine, it’s simple, it’s the truth I always keep When the stars come out, I promise I won’t let you slip away to sleep Bridge There’s a church bell in the distance, a slow, forgiving sound We count the constellations while the town sleeps all around If morning ever calls us back to daylight and the doubt I’ll hold this porchlight memory until the stars come out Breakdown (soft, spoken) Stay a little longer, love — let the universe unwind We’ll learn the shape of midnight, trace the edges of the sky Final Chorus When the stars come out, they draw your name across the dark All those quiet glances stitched into the night like sparks We breathe the sky between us, hold the moment soft and deep When the stars come out, I promise I won’t let you slip away to sleep Outro The porch light hums, the world grows small, and in the hush we keep A simple vow beneath the heavens — to stay until the stars come out.