[Intro – gentle acoustic guitar strum, soft piano arpeggio] (Instrumental Solo) [Verse 1 – warm acoustic guitar, quiet shaker] Thirteen at my mate's front room door She walked in and the world went slow Hair like sunlight, smile that stole the air I knew right then I'd always care [Verse 1 Continued – same instrumentation, soft vocal harmonies] Her world was lights and stage door halls Mine was council walls and broken calls Two different roads, but we found a lane No map, no plan, just her name [Pre-Chorus – building piano, subtle bassline] Sixteen I chased a wire and a dream East coast sparks, but the work ran lean No boss to sign, no NVQ win Packed our bags and headed back to Leeds again [Chorus – full acoustic strum, light drum beat, earnest vocals] We were kids with stars in our eyes Chasing a future we didn't recognize Broken homes and broken plans But we held tight to the only hands that understood [Verse 2 – fingerpicked guitar, soft piano countermelody] She sat me down, said the words I feared My throat closed up, my stomach cleared I ran to the sink, couldn't catch my breath "Pregnant" stuck in my chest, a death [Verse 2 Continued – same instrumentation, quieter vocals] We lost that little light before it grew I shut the world out, didn't know what to do Mum's John sat with me, didn't say much at all Just handed a beer and let me fall [Pre-Chorus 2 – louder piano, steady drum beat] Months passed slow, then she smiled and said Another little heart inside her bed I cried like a kid, held her through the night Finally, something felt right [Chorus 2 – layered guitars, full drum kit, soaring harmonies] We were kids with a son in our arms Chasing a future we could hold in our palms Broken homes and broken scars But we built a light where the dark used to be ours [Verse 3 – driving guitar riff, upbeat drum rhythm] I'd take him cruising, wind through his hair Drift the corners, he'd yell from the rear "Daddy go wee" with a grin so bright My fearless boy, my whole damn life [Pre-Chorus 3 – building intensity, electric guitar accents] MOD contract landed, fat checks in hand Thought we'd finally outrun the sand Young and naive, bit off more than I could chew Watched it all slip, didn't know what to do [Bridge – stripped back acoustic guitar, raw vocals] I thought I could fix all the cracks in our past But the weight of the world was too much to last The wires got tangled, the money ran thin I lost my grip on the life I tried to win [Chorus 3 – full band, maximum emotion, layered vocals] We were kids who tried to be adults Chasing a future that crumbled to dust Broken homes and broken plans But I'd do it all again for that boy and that girl's hand [Outro – fading acoustic guitar, soft piano note] Thirteen at my mate's front room door She walked in and the world went slow