Still Tonight

Nicholas Urbaniak • January 28, 2025

I’m sittin’ on this front porch, watchin’ clouds roll by,
A gentle breeze is whisperin’, but I’m not in a rush to try
To chase down every dream that I once thought I had to hold—
I’ll wait until the wind calls me, let my spirit unfold.

I’m hangin’ like a wind chime, quiet till the breeze blows through,
And if the air stays still tonight, that’s just fine too.
No need to force the music; I’ll sing when I feel that spark.
I’m at peace in the quiet, even in the dark.

Folks say we gotta keep on runnin’, gotta fight, gotta climb,
But there’s a tune in the silence that rings clearer with time.
When that gentle wind comes knockin’, I’ll be ready to sway,
But if it never stirs tonight, I’m fine just as I stay.

I’m hangin’ like a wind chime, quiet till the breeze blows through,
And if the air stays still tonight, that’s just fine too.
No need to force the music; I’ll sing when I feel that spark.
I’m at peace in the quiet, even in the dark.

Sometimes I feel the stillness, think the wind might never come,
But life has its own timing, like the rhythm of a drum.
And if the breeze can’t carry me, I’ll stand without a care—
A melody of peace within the hush that fills the air.

I’m hangin’ like a wind chime, quiet till the breeze blows through,
And if the air stays still tonight, that’s just fine too.
No need to force the music; I’ll sing when I feel that spark.
I’m at peace in the quiet, even in the dark.

I’m at peace in the quiet, watchin’ the daylight fade.
No hurry, no worry—this is how I’m meant to stay.

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