A Room for You

[Verse 1]
We traded lunchbox notes behind the gym
You drew a crooked map and told me where it ends
We swore the summer would stay ours forever
Then September came and changed the weather

[Pre-Chorus]
Now your train leaves from the platform at eight
Mine takes a different line across the state
We laugh like nothing has to disappear
But I can hear the question underneath the cheer

[Chorus]
Will you know me when our hair turns gray?
When the stories lose the details but we tell them anyway
Will I still be the first call when the good news comes through?
I don’t know what time will do
But I hope there’s a room in your life for me
And a place in mine for you

[Verse 2]
You kept the ticket stub from our first show
I kept the blue sweatshirt you forgot to take home
We built our futures out of borrowed plans
Now yours has children, mine has different hands

[Pre-Chorus]
Some years may pass without a birthday call
Some doors get heavy, some old pictures fall
Still, if you find yourself beneath unfamiliar skies
Say my name once—I’ll remember why

[Chorus]
Will you know me when our hair turns gray?
When the stories lose the details but we tell them anyway
Will I still be the first call when the good news comes through?
I don’t know what time will do
But I hope there’s a room in your life for me
And a place in mine for you

[Bridge]
Maybe friendship isn’t staying side by side
Maybe it’s leaving room for separate lives
Then crossing every distance, every year
To find the part of us that’s still right here

[Final Chorus]
Will you know me when our hair turns gray?
When the streets we grew up on have all been rearranged
Will I still be the first call when the hard days come through?
I don’t know what time will do
But I’ll keep a room in my life for you
If you keep one in yours too

[Outro]
If you keep one in yours too
I’ll know you, and you’ll know me

Nostalgic indie-pop with warm acoustic guitar, restrained piano, soft live drums, and a gently lifting chorus. Start intimate and conversational, add bass and layered harmonies in the pre-chorus, then open into a bright but bittersweet full-band chorus. Male lead vocal, close-miked and vulnerable in verses, stronger with stacked harmonies in the hook. Organic room ambience, clear vocal-forward mix, subtle tape warmth, final chorus slightly bigger without becoming arena-rock.